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Originally Posted by Mike F
In my experience, drafting the BPA means not taking position or organizational needs into consideration, and just taking the best prospect, be it centre, wing, defenseman, or goalie.
You seem to be mixing BPA with 'most NHL ready', which refers to a guy's current talent and physical level, not his overall projection as a prospect.
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I'm not sure how I'm confusing the terms when Jankowski was a big off the board pick with the huge majority of scouts not rating him even close to where he was picked.
BPA has always meant best player available at the time of the draft which means the team is taking the safer pick instead of a gamble.