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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
BPA only exists in a vacuum where needs and biases are non-existent factors in the decision making. Every team goes into the draft fixating on shoring up organizational weaknesses. That in itself creates a bias which permeates the entire process of scouting and decision making. Was Honzek the best player on the Flames board where he was picked last year? Probably, but that was through their lense where they already decided they needed to add size and shore up the center position in the organization.
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The interview process probably splits some hairs and separates some prospects from others as well. As much as we would like to think that only on-ice ability matters, they also have to consider if they can handle the personalities. Brian Burke talked about that before. If one player is a little better, but comes off as a doosh that really doesn't want you to draft him, he may be the BPA in general, but not the BPA for your team.
How much that plays a roll probably depends on where in the draft you are taking the player, but I think it factors in.