Would maybe trading the 5th overall pick for a player like Sam Reinhart or Jacob Trouba be a better idea. IMO Sam is a 1C and Trouba looks to be better than any d in this year's class. Plus they are already NHL ready and would speed up our rebuild but 2-3 years.
I say no to Trouba. Sam Reinhart is a pretty good player to get for that pick, so I'd think about doing that, but I don't know if Buffalo wants to part with a former 2nd overall.
Well I wasn't thinking of a straight up trade 1-1. Maybe have other moving parts going whichever way to balance out. But I think if we sweetened the pot a bit Buffalo would be OK with letting Sam go. Tkachuk-Eichel would be deadly and Girgensen is a good 2C