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Originally Posted by icarus
Question about Fucale, as you've got his upside as an elite #1 goalie: Is there a reason he should be ranked at 24 when a decade ago QMJHL goalies like MA Fleury, Pascal Leclaire, etc were consistently ranked in the top 10 heading into the draft?
Does Fucale not have their upside, are the other ranked skaters just better, or are goalies being rated more cautiously now than in the 2000s?
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Post lockout (05 edition) we've seen goalies really take a significant drop in terms of where they are drafted. Goalies take time to develop (even the best) and the free agency age being lowered and rules like that have effected the position more than any other in terms of draft.
If a guy is gonna hit UFA at 27, and it takes him til 22 - 24 to become an NHL starter, the value isn't there vs a forward who could be in your lineup younger.