Nobody expected Gainey to select Carey Price at no.5 I wanted kopitar but because of the lower league level he was playing at, I was led to believe that Gilbert Brule was THE guy. Also liked Benoit Pouliot but was taken at no.4
Why pick Price? We have Jose Theodore !
As it turns out, what was a gamble for Gainey ended up the right choice in term of Market Value, Best Player Available and Best Player at his Position
Carey Price's contract does expire in 6 years and who knows what need we will have in 5 years
But that was Gainey's gamble. At least, if we draft Askarov, a right hand glove, I'll have that story to help me cope with the fact that we passed the likes of Mercer, Hendrix, Holloway, Sanderson, Jarvis, Quinn, Lundell, Holtz, Grans, Bourque, Gunller, Amirov, Schneider, Reichel, Zary, Mysak, Guhle, Lapierre, Wallinder, Perreault etc...
With Price and Allen in 2021 and Price - Primeau the next 3-4 years, I can see Primeau-Askarov leading us through the After Price transition.
I would like it a lot