Bryan Hayes
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But let's say they love the Leafs.
Gavin McKenna and Chase Reed.
Chase Reed's the defenseman out of the Sioux.
And you can do this.
It happens a lot in the league.
You do your due diligence.
You find out San Jose's taking Stenberg.
Vancouver's taking Malhotra.
So you know that kid's there at four.
And you believe he's got a chance to be the next Drew Doughty.
Let's use him as an example.
Right shot defenseman, stud coming out of the O.
I'm making that trade if I have that belief in the player.
I don't care what I've told Austin Matthews, Jim Hiller, Keith Pelley.
If you get an opportunity to get a superstar number one defenseman in the future, even though he's not going to play for you maybe for two or three years, I'm doing that.
I'm doing, and I think it would be managerial malpractice not to do it.
Because, again, it's a gamble because maybe he's not.
Maybe he turns into just an okay player.
Yeah, that's right.
And, again, I get it.