Yup i have no doubt he will be a periph horse and I see him becoming an elite defensive shut down center in his prime. But I don't see the offensive upside that others have claimed to see in his game, but then again I haven't watched a terrible amount of his game so who knows.Bruyns wroteCOLONDifferent mindsets I guess. To me an established NHL C like Lazar who already has great periphs while playing less than 13min a night is worth a lot. His offence will improve, but even if he never tops 40points a cheap source of SHTOI, FOW and hits has value.
I also admittedly undervalue draft picks since there is so much risk involved that the player won't make a big impact in BBKL and the return you can get from teams that want to try and hit homeruns and land a star makes them valuable league wide. To me Lazar > 1st Deangelo > 2 2nds so it seemed fair.
As far as draft picks go. In principle I absolutely agree with you, that being said I haven't been this confident in a top 10 since I started following prospects.
