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Originally Posted by nik-
I would tend to agree, although my viewings of Seth Jones were limited to the finals against the Oil Kings. He just looks too gentle, so he's bang on with the Pronger comparisons being ridiculous.
I'd be scared if we picked him at number 1, but since the Avs are there, he's going 1st for sure. If it were the Panthers or the Lightning ahead of the Avs, it wouldn't surprise me to see Seth Jones go 3rd.
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I agree, also. It's very rare that the first defenceman taken in a draft ends up being the best defenceman in the draft (much more rare than the first forward taken being the best forward, which happens regularly).
And even in the rare case that he does -- Erik Johnson as an example -- it's still questionable whether it makes sense to take the player that high. I'm sure if the Blues could do that draft again they would opt for someone like Toews, Staal, Backstrom, Kessel, Giroux, etc.