I somehow really doubt that the Elite group/tier of players (that would go top 3 in a typical drat) this year extends to 8 or 9.
If we're looking back on this in 5 years and this draft (like '03) tells us otherwise, then well, my bad. But I'm quite comfortably certain that the group of Monahan, Lindholm, Nurse, Ristolainen, Shinkaruk, Horvat and Domis, are not top 2-3 quality in a normal year. A couple could turn out to be. But not that many, I don't think.
But regardless, after 5, they've got to pause and decide whether their choices at that position are more or less desirable to them than bringing in a likely already number one center in Seguin. Either way, will be a huge decision.
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