Yeah I mean I appreciate that there's a good chance Laine has the better career, maybe even by a significant amount, but drafting Matthews is still the right choice even if it comes back to bite us in the ass later.
That's not true at all. Don't let these trolls make you feel like we are going to pick Matthews just because he's a centre. He's a superstar prospect.
Laine is a great prospect, Matthews is better and plays a more valuable position. You can't win in this league without a #1C.
Ovechkin led Capitals haven't even gotten past second round yet and he's going down as the best pure goal scorer ever to play the game. Period.