Totally agree with you. A bit worried about the Buddy situation too. Hope he is great and its' not an issue, but, as
Francis03 noted recently, JB isn't bringing Buddy in to sit the bench. What happens if he struggles. Will he pull him? Does he overcompensate and go harder on Buddy and not show any extreme prejudice? JB is not someone who in my experience is sensitive to team feelings. Heck, we have been told Hop had to pull many back from the brink after JB tore into them.
Girard is a pure shooter. Shorter than we like, but a NYS kid, who we can bring in, and develop. If Gerry, John Gillon, and Jonny Flynn, can play the zone, so can Joe.