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Is Gaudreau, Baertschi, or Granlund a future 35-40 goal scorer? Maybe Gaudreau if he really hits his top end potential. I'm not sure that Baertschi or Granlund is more than a 20-25 ish goal guy (They could be more, but it's not guaranteed)
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Not sure why you are convinced that Ehlers has any higher upside than the guys we already have.
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The three bigger guys that you mentioned, Perlini and Ritchie are not good enough offensively to the degree where they will be impact players.
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That is a ridiculous and absurd thing to say. There's a reason these guys are ranked top 10 and that reason is offense.
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When Ritchie is getting comparisons to Zach Kassian, who is having a hard showing that he's more than a 3rd liner, then I'd rather spend the pick elsewhere. Dal Colle is adequate, but he plays small, so it's not like he's physically imposing at all either.
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Seems you are guilty of selectively reading their scouting reports. Emphasizing their weak points while doing the opposite for Ehlers.
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I have been advocating for us to get bigger since before last season, but it doesn't make sense to take an inferior player just because he's big.
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Who said anything about taking an inferior player? There's a reason why many scouting agencies are putting the big guys ahead or around Ehlers.
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You don't need to address size when drafting at the top of the draft. There, you're trying to find the team's next star player (especially when you're picking in the top 10). In the 2nd/7th rounds, you can try to focus on getting bigger players (as long as they are close in skill to the other options).
You can always trade for size if need be.
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False. Not many teams are looking to trade big skilled players who don't have big question marks on their game. They rarely move. And in the draft you have to get extremely lucky to find size + skill outside the top 10 picks. Gotta completely disagree with you there.