Lev has exceeded expectations so far though its just a few games. But I'd say i see enough already that tells me he's gonna be a stud. So yeah our young Dcore is just about set for the future with Lev/Vlasic/Rinzel/KK/Kaiser/EDM/Allan/Crevier. Obviously some of those won't pan out but i feel confident big picture about the majority, especially those first 3.
Either way we're in good shape because if we luck into Schaefer at #1 we can use other methods to upgrade the forwards(plus IMO we're still gonna be drafting another lottery pick in 2026 which we can use on a forward) and then our young Dcore becomes just downright ridiculous. Or we miss out on Schaefer, still have a great looking young Dcore, and wind up with a promising NHL-ready top end young forward for 25/26 instead.