Pretty clear top 4 in this draft with a couple fringe guys in nylander and dal colle so I can see 6 but eight is really reaching. If they picked Virtanen or Ritchie at 4 the hockey world is going to be dissing our scouting staff for years unless it is an absolute home run and the kid will have insane pressure on him right from the start.
I think there is a consensus across the nhl that neither of those players should even be considered at 4. I have read a lot of scouting reports and never seen either at 4.
I guess trading down wouldn't be so bad but come on, just take one of the big 3 centres, trying to be smarter than everybody else with a top 5 pick would be a disaster.
Hopefully just due diligence
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