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Originally Posted by snipetype
I'm done with defending myself I don't care what you think of me. I was just shocked we picked zykov and petan. Maybe my memories are wrong and maybe I didn't reply. But CP does hate defensive prospects, at least give me that.... All I'm saying is fleury is nearly if not just as good of a prospect as any of the other guys picking at 5
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I think this year it's more a situation of not having any really good defensive options where our pick is going to end up. The fact that people don't think Fleury is a top-5 pick isn't the same as everyone hating him. If our pick ends up 6-8, depending on who is left I would have no problem with the Flames drafting Fleury.
Sureloss has even gone as far as compiling a fairly comprehensive list of players that will likely be available around our 2nd rd pick.
Last year was a similar situation. The only defenseman that was a realistic choice at 6th overall was Nurse. I remember posting at one point that I would be a bit disappointed if we picked Nurse over Monahan/Lindholm, but could agree with the move. I wasn't alone in that opinion. By the time it rolled around to our other 1st round picks there just weren't any good options left on defense.
Basically, noone on CP "hates defensive prospects". Most recognize that it's one of the weakest positions in our prospect pool. However you have to draft BPA, regardless of position, and Fleury isn't likely to be that guy.