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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Question from someone who doesn't follow junior hockey much if at all. Is McDavid so good that you simply have to take him given the chance, or could a team already stocked up on offensive prospects be better served to turn that first overall into 2 or 3 first round picks to stock up on defense? With this being the first year of every non-playoff team able to win the #1 pick, looking at the current non-playoff teams a very visible trend is teams that don't have much trouble scoring goals but a very hard time keeping them out of their own net. Toronto for example has the 2nd best offense in the league, would they really be better served with McDavid on the roster vs. filling out their weak defensive prospect pool if they won the lottery?

You have to take him.