Great move, cant please everyone. Hopefully sorts out the expansion draft all in one hit.
Trading for a top pair D is premature. Theres idiots on here who want to give up Vilardi + Turcotte +++ for Sergachev. Then expansion draft happens and your exposing Roy or Walker so it ends up costing you 2 A prospects and a top 4 D.
This is a much better route, were still a season away from the 2019 draft forwards filtering into the lineup and making an impact. Give the prospects time to develop, when they are ready and established then is the time to make Hockey trades. Wait two seasons and your likely trading Vilardi for Sergachev straight up if thats what the lineup needs. This isn't Paul Ladue as our top prospect anymore, A lot of these guys are top quality prospects who should produce in the NHL, Theres no point in finally holding on to our picks to fill the cupboards if your just going to trade them away before they reach their potential and true value,