[herashak]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Reinhart is almost guaranteed to become a top two line center.

Ekblad is more likely to become a version of Dennis Wideman than he is to become Doughty.

That's literally the only reason why I would take any of the forwards unless we are picking 4th or 5th and Ekblad is there.

Really, you are just as likely to get a D-man that's good in the late first, the second, or even third round. That is why I would take the forward be it Reinhart, Dal Colle, Bennett, or Draisaitl. You are more likely to get two really good players if you take the forward and then spam D-men with the remaining picks in the top 3 rounds, where if you take Ekblad alone, you have only a 50% chance of getting an average top 4 guy, and could possibly get someone that busts as likely as you are to get a really good one.

It's the safer route to go forward than it is D, and it's not like we couldn't use some star calibre skill on this team.

Your crystal ball has swayed me to wanting reinhart