My point was if he's not a solid third pairing dman this year... He's not really adding value as a draft selection.
It's not super difficult to pick up third pairing dmen from UFA, and because of his age, if he's not able to do it till he's 26, it's kind of a wasted pick (since he's UFA eligible after that season and it's not that tricky to find those types of guys on fa)
Does that logic make sense?
It's the same thing with drafting guys that become fourth liners at 25. What's the payoff? You can find a sgarbossa or a Hendricks any year.
You realize he was picked in the 5th round right? Doesn't matter how many years you have to wait for a guy picked that late, if they become a dependable NHL player, thats far from a wasted pick.
And you can't just go out & reliably find a dependable UFA to put on your 3rd pairing, especially one having higher upside down the road. How can you compare him to Hendricks or Sgarbossa for instance; not the same position, nowhere near the same caliber of player.
Lastly, his age doesn't bother me. Yes, peak years have often been reached by the time you're 26, but D-man often stay very dependable or even improve well into their 30s