Geeze ... All this talk of ‘locking him up long term’. I wouldn't hesitate to trade him if the right deal were in place to make this team better.
Just not that impressed with some of his decision making. Hall Gill 2.0? Alberts 1.5?
Not the 2nd coming of Chara like most are hoping for ... That’s for sure.
guy is 22 and is a top 4 D man still growing into that role, not one person/poster I have read ever thought or felt he was ever going to be the 2nd coming of Z who is beyond unique.
Does that mean I wouldn`t trade him for the right piece? Not so sure I would at this time, right handed D man, mobile, getting better each year, big body, whose in the system who could step in and replace his role? And is that "right piece" another righty who can do what he does or better? Nobody in the system is ready to step in and do what he does, so that right move would HAVE to be another right handed D man IMO, just don`t see that guy being available