I was right there with you not too long ago. It's taken me awhile to reach the point I'm at. I wanted Kreider and Zbad here long term. Skjei too for that matter.I understand why some people want to trade Kreider. I get it. I don’t necessarily agree with it. Of course, if Colorado wants to give Ottawa’s 1st, Makar and Kaut, I’m there. But moving him starts with a top 7 pick, and I don’t think that’s available.
It's definitely a gamble. There are no guarantees the arsenal of picks I hope we have going into the next draft pan out and develop into the future core this organization will need. I hear your arguments and they're legit.
There's no right or wrong here. I just want to finally see us draft that franchise player and this draft has a few potential stars. If the cost of possibly drafting one comes at the expense of Zbad and Kreider, then I would definitely do it.