I know he's not a center, but I really believe Jonathan Drouin is the best player in this draft. His skill level is off the charts - those numbers are just incredible.
Taking him and by some god given miracle acquiring picks and enough ammo to move up and grab Monahan would be an overwhelming success in this draft IMO.
And yes - short term pain for long term gain. Shortened season, past reluctance to rebuild, I'm definitely not upset to look at the boxscore to see they've lost and their tradable pieces are making contributions. It's time to clean house and what a great draft year to do it.
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