if the timeline for contention starts in the seider/raymond primes in 2 years then i dont trade for 30 year old seth jones now. you'll be paying $7m per year for the downside of his career for 5 more years.
i know were all impatient for playoffs but i dont think yzerman is. plus, they fetishize "captains" and "leaders" and jones strikes me as thr opposite of that in his demeanor.
if theyre going to move that pick, i think it will be for someone who matches their timeline, i.e.: someone in their early 20s. like cozens.