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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
If Philly ever trades Read for what they seem to have him valued at Holmgren will have made up for that Bryzgalov blunder.
Really though since Forsberg in 91, the #6 pick has been pretty underwhelming in a lot of drafts. No way I'd trade it for this return as it doesn't get the Flames where they need to be. But a team like the Oilers could really use a Dman like Coburn.
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Here's the 6th picks since 1980:
Paul Coffey
Jim Benning
Phil Housley
John MacLean
Craig Redmond
Brad Dalgarno
Vincent Damphousse
Dave Archibald
Scott Pearson
Adam Bennett
Scott Scissons
Peter Forsberg
Cory Stillman
Viktor Kozlov
Ryan Smyth
Steve Kelly
Boyd Devereaux
Daniel Tkaczuk
Rico Fata
Brian Finley
Scott Hartnell
Mikko Koivu
Scottie Upshall
Milan Michalek
Al Montoya
Gilbert Brule
Derick Brassard
Sam Gagner
Nikita Filatov
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Brett Connolly
Mika Zibanejad
Hampus Lindholm
Let's face it, for the vast majority, their highest value was on draft day prior to the pick. If Feaster could parlay the potential people see in the #6 pick to a known young centre, he'd be a fool not to consider it.