Especially when Drysdale is still going to be, what, three years away from joining the Wings and being a guy they can count on? Which would be right around the time Hronek is turning 25 and looking at a big contract that eats UFA years...hmmm...
Exactly. And while Hronek looks very good now, there was a time Shattenkirk was looking to be a fixture for the Blues. Or Del Zotto for the Rangers. And a dozen others I can't think of because the coffee isn't hitting hard enough.
Oh, Ghost for the Flyers! That's a good one. Guy came onto their roster looking like a solution for a long time.
Anyway, things change. You're not going to see a static group of guys slotted in nicely for the better part of a decade. Draft the best possible players and sort out the rest later, if there's even anything to sort at the time.