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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
Our forward and goaltending prospects are pretty solid. We have some good top-6 and bottom-6 prospects moving forward. We also have a couple solid potential starting goalie prospects in Gillies and Ortio.
Sven, Gaudreau and Granlund are all pretty solid and when combined with Poirier, Monahan, Klimchuk and Knight etc. we have some good looking kids coming.
I still think Sven along with Gaudreau and Monahan have the highest ceilings. Even if Granlund and Poirier look like they are better than Sven right now doesn't mean we should trade him or consider him passed by... We don't have enough high end guys so I really hope we keep Sven and see how he develops..
We need to keep what prospects we have and at this draft swing some deal(s) to aquire some defensive prospects.
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The game of defensive prospects is different. It's much harder to predict, and they tend to emerge at random ages. Some defencemen don't emerge until 30, which is when many forwards on their downswing.
We have Russell, Brodie, and Wotherspoon. All very solid young d-men/prospects. Solid top 4 d-men are also much easier to acquire via free agency, as they are often just getting into their prime by the time they hit free agency.
The key will whether all or our players develop into consistent players. Lots of talent there at all positions.