Fleury is a very safe pick. Perhaps too safe to make with a top 5 pick.
The red line report's projection of him being a #2 D is perhaps on the optimistic side.
I view him more realistically as a really good 2nd pairing guy. For him to be a #2 D, I think everything has to go right for him developmentally wise or his team has to be thin on defence.
For D, I think you can find guys with similar ceilings but with lower floors in the early 2nd round.
The forwards projected to go around #5 pick have game breaker potential. I just don't see that with Fleury.
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