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ForeverFlameFan · 06-09-2014, 01:43 PM

I was looking at the past draft history, and the 2006 one looks very similar. Was EJ the clear #1 before Staal, Toews and Backstrom? I was a little too young to care about the draft at the time. However, the 2006 draft looks very similar to the 2014 draft because of one defenseman being in the top ten and the next defenseman getting picked at #16.

And if I ranked the top 4 in 2006:

#1 OA - D Erik Johnson (4)
#2 OA - C Jordan Staal (3)
#3 OA - C Jonathan Toews (1)
#4 OA - C Nicklas Backstrom (2)

I know Ekblad and Johnson are different, but maybe drafting a center would be best?

06-09-2014, 01:43 PM	#346
ForeverFlameFan Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NC Exp:	I was looking at the past draft history, and the 2006 one looks very similar. Was EJ the clear #1 before Staal, Toews and Backstrom? I was a little too young to care about the draft at the time. However, the 2006 draft looks very similar to the 2014 draft because of one defenseman being in the top ten and the next defenseman getting picked at #16. And if I ranked the top 4 in 2006: #1 OA - D Erik Johnson (4) #2 OA - C Jordan Staal (3) #3 OA - C Jonathan Toews (1) #4 OA - C Nicklas Backstrom (2) I know Ekblad and Johnson are different, but maybe drafting a center would be best?