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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Even so, I don't buy this line of thinking. Select a player and go with him no matter what? If Nashville used this line of thinking, they wouldn't have drafted Jones. What other teams are going to do after you, should also have no bearing. Take the best player that fits your needs
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Well I think that draft in the top 5 and drafting in the bottom 10 of the first round are two different beasts. If you're drafting in the top 5 of the draft, you need to know absolutely everything about the guys in the top 5. But if you're in the later rounds it makes a bit more sense to focus on the guys you want, where there is a bit more variant and teams won't be following the same script.
I think the Poirier/Klimchuk picks kinda shows how that this sort of thinking can be helpful. From various reports they invited Poirier and Klimchuk to Calgary (along with Petan) that those were their guys from the go. We all saw Hunter Shatenkirk drop in to their laps, but if you're the Flames do you take a run at a guy you probably haven't spent that much time following or studying or do you stick with your guns with the guys you want.
I like that the Flames stuck with the guys they wanted with those last two picks. But of course only time will tell.