Steven Ellis

So yeah, I'm not looking at this being concerned at all.

And I do think, yeah, actually the way you kind of explained Dale Hunter.

Yeah.

You watch him play defensively.

and then you watch him play in February.

it makes the most sense and in a hundred percent makes the most sense picking a defenseman, but you gotta be convinced if you're picking a number two, that the guy you're getting has top pairing potential.

And I think make a huge argument for chase read.

I want, if you're drafting a defenseman at number two in this year's draft, I am not picking either Stenberg who some scouts still think could be the best for the best player in this draft, potentially a first overall pick.

You gotta be convinced that that defenseman is,

is worth it.

The number two, the idea of potentially trading down is interesting.

But I think if you look back to the start of the salary cap era, I think in the top 10, that's happened like 11 times, it just doesn't happen often.

I think if you look, like in the last decade, the top five, I think has only had two picks traded.

So it's something where it's very rare that that happens.

which is why I'm a little like hesitant to suggest that's the move.

But it's almost like that's a team that didn't really need to pick second overall because it makes it more complicated.

Do you pick best player available or do you pick for need?

And I always say pick best player available because your needs going to change over the next couple of years.

You start adding all those players.

But then also adding another winger like that opens up the ability to trade someone like Eklund and maybe get a defenseman who's already in the NHL and could be an impact.