Kind of surprised that people wouldn't be more excited about Chychrun. I will preface by saying I haven't watched any of these guys play... only read the reports. But Dubois was ranked #7 in mid term ISS for NA skaters (
https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-central...kings/c-797902) and neither him nor Tkachuk sound overwhelming in their attribute set. Also, I would argue winger is about the easiest position to fill through UFA or trade.
Again, from what I've read, Chychrun for over a year has been considered if not the best very close to the top defenseman in the draft. He is big, good two ways, and reportedly has a heavy shot. Are people still scared off by the failure of the J Bo, Phaneuf and Regehr combo? I would argue J Bo and Phaneuf weren't that good, and Regehr was well past prime.
Having a top flight and deep defense corps is very tough to build and even tougher to play against. Who knows how much longer Giordano will be this good for. Brodie and Hamilton still have greater potential, are fantastic players, but are still more offense than defense. It seems to me Edmonton and Vancouver SHOULD draft Chychrun, but if they don't it seems we should be all over it. Tell me what I'm missing...