Thing with Gushchin is he’s good. Size obviously a knock but also just how it translates to the next level. I think most of us expect like a goodish 3rd liner.
Issue is though does MTL actually need more goodish third liners. For SJ they don’t need more goodish third liners or D that probably max out at that 2nd pair level. They got plenty of those or can pick them up in FA or via trade later on. They are at the point in the rebuild where they need premium assets. While 14th overall isn’t necessarily a premium asset, I think that the chances that an Eiserman for example or very much hopefully one of the 6 D at the top of the draft are top line/top pair players rather than whoever they draft at 27, Harris, Barron, Mesar, etc. I think that’s where our wires are crossed. Sharks are at the point where they have a lot of the quantity. They need the quality.