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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Well the team we are chasing for 1st overall, Colorado, has three No 1 C's. How are they doing?
You need a mix of all positions. Good C, good power winger, good skill winger, No 1 D, starting G. Outside of the skill winger, we're missing all of those. If we're picking 3rd and Drouin is there, go with Drouin.
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To be fair, Colorado might have 2 first line centres, but neither of them are true franchise centres. Duchene can rack up points, but he can't take over a game. ROR can get 70 points but he's more of a support guy. Landeskog might become a Mike Richards type, but as you see with him he's best when surrounded by very talented players and he can supply a mix of offense and grit.
Mackinnon can be a franchise player. He's a far better prospect than Duchene.
I agree with you that you need a good mix, and in general that we need to go BPA, but I do think that if Drouin and Mackinnon are neck and neck that the tie goes to the centre based on historical evidence of where franchise centres are found in comparison to franchise wingers.