Simple poll. Had Chayka replaced Maloney one year earlier, would he have drafted Dylan Strome?
Pro: Strome was the best player, full stop.
Con: Chayka's first pick - Clayton Keller - looks an awful lot like Mitch Marner.
Con: Chayka has drafted 9 defensemen in two drafts, he has clearly emphasized that, he would have taken Hanifin.
Pro: Strome was the best player, full stop.
Con: Chayka's first pick - Clayton Keller - looks an awful lot like Mitch Marner.
Con: Chayka has drafted 9 defensemen in two drafts, he has clearly emphasized that, he would have taken Hanifin.