I can't see Seattle moving out of the 1st round for that. I'd like Laine but I think Seattle values the first more than the player.

"I shipped Gudbranson because I think he blocks Jiricek." -> I disagree, Gudbranson is the clear 3RD, and Jiricek needs to play in the top-4. If he's not ready, he plays on the top pair in Cleveland until he can slot into the 2RD spot. He, Severson, and Gudbranson should be fine for the time being.

"But both of Bean, Boqvist seem like misses and I would be realllllly curious about overpaying for a really solid D like a Pesce." -> Pesce would block Jiricek, but I wouldn't necessarily mind that. The major problem is this team isn't a Pesce away from competing. There's a lot of growth that has to come from all the young kids before we're ready.

I'd be fine with moving Laine, but it really feels like we should pick either Levshunov (long-term 1RD or 2RD, with Jiricek the other, Severson on the 3rd pair) or Lindsrom (long term 2C or 3C with Sillinger the other, Fantilli on the top line), whoever is available at 4. Werenski and Mateychuk should hold down the left side for a while.

Ugh dopey. I meant for it to be a trade up! Not a trade out. Fixed my mistake.