That’s all good. But I look at what Yzerman did early when he accepted Drouin wasn’t what was hoped at 3OA and got Sergachev and just think Hughes should consider doing the same with Reinbacher.
We, as fans, see those numbers as important but Yzerman knew early what he had in Drouin (not a guy he could win with) so he made the trade for Sergachev. I’m not saying the Habs could get anyone nearly so good as Sergachev for Reinbacher but imo they should move the pkayer now while he has value. And maybe they get a Sergachev type return.
But your example is backward.
Both Sergachev and Reinbacher are big 6'3", 200 pounds mobile defensemen.
Sergachev was drafted in 2016 and traded in 2017 before he could even be properly tested. And now you want Hughes to trade a defensemen drafted in 2023 a year later.
Drouin was drafted in 2013, threw tantrums in Tampa and Syracuse and was traded by Yzerman
4 years later, in 2017, when the GM became convinced Jojo, who was then 22 years old, was always going to be a p***y. Subsequent events unfortunately proved Yzerman right.
You're not advocating for Hughes to do a trade like Yzerman. You're advocating for Hughes to do a trade
like Bergevin and give up after only 1 year on a 19 years old prospect playing a demanding position, who may just need some extra time.
To be clear, I'm not against trading prospects, even at 19, nor am I saying Reinbacher is the next Sergachev. But the younger a guy is, the more difficult it is to predict what the finished product will look like. I'm not super thrilled with Reinbacher so far and I'm sure the organization was hoping for more. But it's extremely early to throw the towel. I think the org will want to see what Reinbacher is made of this year, how much he can soak in.
I mean, everyone has a price and I'd pull the trigger for the right deal, but we're invested in this guy, there's a human side to this game too. We might as well see where this is going.