This is random, but does anyone else on here think Brown should have picked someone different than Connor Lockhart at #3 in the 2019 Draft? Hindsight is 20/20, and perhaps there were concerns about some guys reporting, but I think Clarke or McTavish would have been better picks here. Pinelli would have been, too, but I don't recall him being talked about that high back in 2019. At #3, you have to go best available. To me, that was/is Clarke.
Lockhart may very well prove me wrong - and I hope he does - however, I can't help but wonder if the franchise wouldn't be a bit further ahead if there was another potential/likely first round NHL draft pick on the roster.
Thoughts?
I think they should have taken Clarke and I remember banging the drum for him pretty loudly here (not that my opinion really matters all that much) but like NOA said, it's possible Clarke wouldn't have reported here. Lockhart still had a pretty solid rookie year and we have no way of knowing how he would have performed this season. Maybe he would have taken a big 2nd year jump and the pick would look better.