If they don’t get a top 2 pick (McKenna or stenberg) that means they end up with one of the defensemen, which is fine. But drury should absolutely then try to trade up into the top 10 to also add one of the centers (Lawrence, malholtra, Bjorck)
A late 1st round pick without a potential franchise forward like stenberg or McKenna doesn’t do enough
Trying to move up to get another top 10 pick, using the Canes pick, would be an extremely expensive endeavor in this draft.
A) I don’t think there’s a realistic price too high outside of perreault for adding a top 10 D and Center in this draft. Especially for this organization
B) There are teams that definitely want/need to be in the playoffs next year hovering around that #10 spot that would definitely take a roster player like trocheck in a deal for their pick. FLA, SEA, WPG, LAK. His no trade list becomes even smaller after this season ends. Also players like Schneider and Cuylle should be on the table for the right move
With all of that being said. Let’s just pray we end up with Mckenna or Stenberg and then we don’t even need to worry about this
