Quoting: batman
Respectfully I wouldn’t do Barron like that. He has a real top4 potential. Offensive game is not bad at all. He’s stuck behind Mailloux Xhekaj Guhle Reinbacher. On the other hand, Owen Beck potential is limited. Would be EXTREMELY surprised to see him become a top6 guy. He’s an elite shutdown 3C who wins every faceoff and doesn’t make mistakes at all. He’s nice to have, but if you want a better prospect, there’s Oliver Kapanen, probably the most underrated prospect. Just look at what he’s currently doing in the LIGA playoffs right now. Against men!! It’s impressive.
Eh, I mean, it doesn't HAVE to be Beck, just a beck tier piece. I'm not as warm on Barron as you are, if there was true top 4 potential there, I think Colorado would have been more hesitant to move him. And claiming he's buried behind Wifi isn't a great statement for him.
Maybe Kapanen, not super familiar with the Hand prospects outside what I can read on dobber prospect and THW.
As to having McGinn, yeah, he's technically on the roster, buts he's spent almost as much time on IR as Zegras. We were hoping he'd help out the bottom 6 but it hasn't materializes, he doesn't fit our new system at all.
Dvorak got a contract that was supposed to see him grow into a 2C, but he never really took off and now is an overpaid 3rd liner who's not healthy all that often, and his real money owed sucks compared to his cap hit, which isn't great for a team with poor gate revenue.