Buds all day
Joined: Jan. 2016
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The PC opinion in leaf land at this time is: Don't make a big (risky) trade for a D man right now, be patient, Draft and Develop your D men (and all players really)
Right now the leafs fans are thinking they MUST draft a Dman with their 1st pick... last three 1st picks have been Forwards, we are super deep with Forwards, we need D!!!
It's not good to be handcuffed like that at the draft. Also, I believe management will still draft BPA (best player available). Further, 1st round Dmen will take 1-4 years to be effective in the NHL. Due to these 2 reasons, I don't think its the worst idea to improve our D before the draft.
If we get a player like Pesce (no shattenkirk type pickup, but still an upgrade) that decreases our desperation for D help, and increases our "freedom" at the draft.