If I am understanding Mike F correctly, his point is not that you can't find good or even star players at 6, it is that in terms of reliably drafting top end talent, the 6th position is closer to 10th than it is to 3rd and people are talking about 6th overall like it is as valuable as a top 3 pick just because this is a deep draft.
I would not include 3rd overall in a trade for Seguin, but I would include 6th overall because I am not confident that any of the guys we will be picking there will be elite players. However, I am confident Seguin will be.
If Boston is looking for a top 6 forward, a good prospect and a top 10 pick, then I believe that is a price that Calgary can pay for the relative certainty that Seguin will be a star player. If they are looking for the 6th + Baertschi + Giordano or something like that, then no that is too costly.
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