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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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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That's the same as I view Fleury.
I'd rather get Draisaitl/Bennett/Dal Colle + say one or two of Glover, Middleton, Dougherty, Mattson, Jacobs, or Collins, in the second round. Each of those guys have similar size to Fleury or Ekblad, and while they don't have the same floor as those two, you stand a decent chance of finding someone good from that group, even if they don't have the same hype as Fleury/Ekblad. You are not likely going to get a top 6 forward out of the 2nd round (unless you're extremely lucky)