This type of thinking led us to KK over Brady Tkachuk. We never had a 1C since 30 years.
The opposite of this type of thinking gaved us Carey Price. We had Theo, and there was Brule !
The failure from the decades and the current needs will only taint our analysis in the wrong way.
Its all about selecting the best at 5, relative to his peers.
It's one thing to draft Price when you have Theo. It's a whole other thing to use your next first round pick to take a goalie again. And your next draft to take another one with a first rounder again.
At some point it becomes an exercise in insanity. We need to stop collecting LDs as though they're Pitlicks.
We are completely stocked on LD. We don't need another one. We desperately need another forward and there are plenty of great ones available. Don't overthink this.
In a vacuum you could very well be right, I’ll concede that.
What I’ll counter you with is this; it sets your development back 3 years. We are actually counting on Guhle because of his age and progress. He’s the “vet” of the new crop, and you are aware that D’s take longer to blossom.
It sets our d squad back too much for my liking. So if Carolina wants Matheson for example I’m good with your trade. But not Guhle. Buium and Guhle could co-exist, I’m not disputing that, I’m only reticent on the back peddling in the formation of our D squad.
Not to mention we already have other LDs that we have to move. It makes absolutely no sense from that perspective.
If he was head and shoulders the right guy? Sure. But I'm not even sure he's the right LD. Meanwhile we've got Demidov who's taller than expected and a higher rated prospect. It would be absolutely crazy not to take him at this stage. Lidstrom I get. I wanted him but the injury is scary. But there's just no way to justify not taking Demidov if he gets to us. Sennecke, Lidstrom, Catton... I'm good with any of them. But draft a forward.
Ainec. Why is this even a debate
We already have a blueliner with a similar profile in Hutson
We already have an excess of LDs that we're going to have to move
We badly need a forward
Getting younger on D sets the development curve back even further
There'd be controversy that he's not even the best LD available
You're right. Why is this even a debate?