Quoting: mrright
Yes I have heard that as well, not to mention as soon as we drafted him he instantly topped our board for prospects.
I know people may think that we have a huge hole on the defensive end but really its finally time for younger guys to step in and its not as bad as it may seem. Imagine what our D core will look like in 3 to 5 years, it could be very scary.
Just have to wait and see.
Between kovacevic (who could become a very good #2), samberg, heinola, niku, and most likely buff, we can boost pionk’s value and then trade him for futures. Not to mention that we have gawanke, Chisholm, vallatti, and green who all have top 4 upside.
In 2 years (after the expansion draft) I see the lineup looking like
JoMo-buff
Samberg-niku
Heinola-kovacevic
Depending on how much buff declines and how far kovacevic develops, kovacevic and buff could be switched
The real challenge will be keeping all these guys after their elc’s however, defencemen bridges are cheap