There’s not much for me to say.
You said yourself there was no point discussing Laughton as a 3C any further, because you don’t see the logic in pointing out he was at a Beagle/Letestu production rate as a 4th liner.
What would hurt the team more, Hagg on the 2nd pair or Laughton at 3C? I look at it similarly. I don’t like either situation. I think Hagg is fine as a 3rd pairing guy, I have no problem with Laughton on line 4. Don’t like either playing above that.
Still strikes me as odd that you contend I should be more irate over the Flyers drafting Ginning over Hallander, considering I had Hallander 14 vs Ginning just out of the first round. I made no bones about I wanted Hallander & think they made a mistake passing him up. But I knew they were going to go D after Farabee & O’Brien, & I like Ginning, so not going to act like it’s the end of the world. You pay close attention to what everyone says, so you know I love Boqvist & like puck moving dmen, & know Ginning had a great benefit when they were paired, but we’re talking 50 overall for Ginning. There’s still a place, especially shorthanded, for a big, strong, smart defenseman, & I think he has all of that. I could be wrong, but I see a guy with potential to be pretty effective & who will work hard to improve. I’m no pro scout, & you like to say those who have seen him more dislike him, but I’m assuming the Flyers’ pro scouts saw him as much as anyone on this board.