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Originally Posted by GGG
In modern times taking a defensemen number 1 overall has not worked out that well. There isn't any impact defensemen taken 1st overall. Hamrlik, Jovonoski, Chris Phillips are the best you do. In all drafts where they were taken first overall the drafts have been relatively week aside from 1. The 2006 draft was very strong. The top 5 was Eric Johnson, Jordon Staal, Jonathon toews, Nikolas Backstrom, and Phil Kessel.
I take all 5 over Johnson now. For me to take a defensemen first overall he would need to be head and shoulders above the rest. In this draft the consensus is that the top 3 are all close. So I take the forwards over the defensemen.
I absolutely agree with you on Nichuskkin. If the russian factor can drop him into that 8-10 range I think we should be able to trade up to grab him.
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Maybe that could happen. Or maybe Seth Jones could be the next Chris Pronger and McKinnon the next Alex Daigle? History doesn't mean jack squat... always take BPA.
For those saying developing forwards is easier then D, I'd say the Flames have pumped out far more quality d-man then forwards (Phaneuf, Giordano, Montador, TJ Brodie ... and Regehr, Leopold who weren't drafted but developed by the Flames). If you compare to forwards, the best we have to show is (David Moss, Backlund, Prust, Lombardi, Nystrom)...