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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The 2003 draft was the year to do it because it was a very deep draft. There were players available late in the 1st round that would be top 10 picks in most years.
By all accounts that I have read, the 2013 draft is the opposite. Decent depth in the top 5 and maybe top 10, but after that, a whole lot of average. It's not really a good year to go all in. Teams in the top 10 are not going to want to trade down easily either.
If this is the draft that the Flames finally decide to go for the rebuild, their timing stinks.
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There's some mixed messages regarding the depth. Here's what Craig Button had to say (and I'm sure he does talk with our head scout):
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649
"Comment From Gerry
How do you see overall strength of this draft? There have been some organizations who have suggested that it is over rated. The top 10 are exceptional, but after that it is weak. Do you agree?
Craig Button: Perspective will always vary. I think this draft has similarities to 2003 draft in that, there are very good players deep in the first round and I think there will be very good players drafted in the 2nd round like 2003 with Bergeron and Weber."
So it sounds like a great draft to be rebuilding. The top end is good and it does appear fairly deep. If we get a top 5 pick we have an almost sure star/superstar and if we get another 1st rounder we can grab another solid prospect. Based on what I've heard about this draft saying it is a bad draft to be rebuilding would be false. Extremely good top end and doesn't drop off right away.