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Originally Posted by GGG
This was posted in the trade speculation thread but after reading it I am sold on not picking Jones with our 1st
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I strongly agree re: Jones. Having seen him play a lot with the US Development Program, I was never that high on him. Definitely an NHL player but I do not see him with Doughty or Pieterangelo upside. That list reveals a trend of many many high picked defenseman not coming close to their projection. It happens with forwards to but less often in the top 3. MacKinnon is the guy with no one close in my mind.
The good news is that if Colorado picks ahead of Calgary and Jones is on the board, they will definitely take him. He will fit well with Erik Johnson who was extremely overrated in his draft year.