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Originally Posted by Hackey
We had troubles finding a center because we had nothing of value to trade. When Tyler Seguin was available for trade I'm sure they could have targeted a big name defender if they wanted. Obviously teams are unlikely to trade a guy like Weber but someone like Ekman Larsson is likely available if you have the right assets. I'd much rather draft a second Sean Monahan and try to deal him than draft a positional player that turns out to be 1/2 as good but fills a need. Deals are there if you have assets teams want.
Drafting need over BPA gets you Draisaitl instead of Bennett.
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I agree. BPA is always the way to go. 96% of the players drafted probably don't play for the team the first year so there is no point to draft for that need immediately. Pick the best player and you can either wait to develop that need or trade from a position of strength to fill that need.