I agree with you that if demidov and lindstrom are not there the habs should pick buium but I would hope we trade one of our left D like ghule for an elite forward there are a ton available at the moment. Mcgroary would be my pick for a trade
I wanted Levshunov for the Ducks seeing all they really need to solidify their future top four D core is a high-end RD. "If" Chicago does go with him and pass on Demidov I hope the Ducks take the risk and pick a potentially elite offensive force on the wing...Which they also need. The Ducks are weak on the wing right now, so it makes sense to me anyway. After Miami with Demidov being bigger than anticipated and how he was indicating he wants to play in the US asap, that might be enough to change Verbeek's mind. I hope so. If the Ducks pass on him and Pick either Lindstrom or Silayev that would be pretty good too. They are big, skilled and skate well. Lot's of upside. They would fit in well on the Ducks but passing on Demidov......I don't know.
Sabres need a 3C so much more than another raw D man. The C depth chart is Tage, Cozens, Noah Ostlund, Peyton Krebs, then Anton Wahlberg. Savoie is not a C, Benson is not a C. These guys are all wingers
What about Kulick??? He’s like perfect as a 3C. You just named a boatload of centers in the system and you think they somehow need more? They need a RHD more than anything from what I understand.
I explicitly said Savoie, Benson, and Kulich are not really centers. They don’t play the style on an NHL center like Helenius does. Kulich struggled a lot when he was moved to center. These guys have all turned out to be wingers except Ostlund
Kulich’s defensive game is not nearly developed to be a Center at the NHL level. He’s going to be a winger after Rochester shuffles the cards a bit and Ostlund/Wahlberg are getting the meaningful center minutes
