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Originally Posted by cral12
I prefer the approach of take what the draft gives you...
i.e. Best Player Available.
Chasing positions can lead to trouble imo. Though, I would tend to agree, if you have 2 players ranked very similarly and have to make a choice, going with the centre is not a bad plan.
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Sure, but first: BPA is not an exact science, and second: forwards tend to more consistently meet their expectations than defensemen do. Defensemen are harder to predict, because the position requires more 'learned' skill.
Whenever there are a bunch of defensemen high in the draft, it is very random as to which ones end up the best. Duncan Keith was the 15th D-man taken in 2002. Weber was the 14th D-man taken in 2003. Etc.