because whoever the 1st line centreman we draft unlikely he will be ready to lead the CAnucks as our 1st line centreman. That's your idea playing out if Horvat was going to be traded.
well when is the trade? like Put horvat on the trade block right away? or down the road if we are stacked at C? Unlikely anyone from the 2019 draft is good enough to play as one of our top centremans. Newhook is a winger apparently and commited to college in 2020. I understand your idea you trade your depth. I see what you mean, but for now it's unlikely we have 2 better centremans then Horvat after 2019.
**** here gets crazier and crazier. but appreciate the response.
I dunno about timing man. I was just agreeing in general that I’d move Horvat at some point. This wasn’t a trade proposal, it was just a general sentiment that I’d trade the guy in certain circumstances. You’re asking for specifics that were never specified in the first place. But to give you an answer I’d say any time after Hughes/Newhook/Turcotte’s rookie season. At that point Pettersson should have completed at least 2 NHL seasons and our 2019 pick at least 1. Assuming these guys show as much proficiency as we expect them to based on their pedigrees, it seems to me they should be able to handle major scoring role minutes by then.
As for a Horvat-Theodore swap, you think *that* is crazy? Like in what way? Not enough value for us?