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Originally Posted by flameswin
So if we set up a scenario;
Flames have the 6th overall pick
Projected draft order, and an order that the Flames agree with in terms of "best player available".
6 - Forward
7 - Forward
8 - Forward
9 - Defenseman
You're saying anything other than taking what they consider to be the 9th best player over the 6-8th best players is unacceptable?
Organizational needs have to be addressed, but I don't think you put enough emphasis on "best player available". There's other ways to shore up holes in a team, but to me you really cant stray too far from BPA.
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Of course you evaluate scenarios as they appear. If you're picking 5th next year and things remain as they have been rankings wise, you take whichever of Strome, Barzal, Hanifin, McDavid or Eichel that's on the board. Only Hanifin is a D-man.
It's just difficult to acquire high end D-men. Imagine what it would take to acquire a guy like Trouba or Ristolainen/Zadorov. It wouldn't be cheap at all. How many times do top D men get traded? Bordering on never, same with 1st line centers.
Right now we have Brodie as a great #3 or adequate #2. None of the other D are showing similar upside as of right now.
It's just a lost opportunity to at least throw a couple names in the ring as possibilities is all.