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Originally Posted by Caged Great
This draft is going to be so random that I wouldn't be shocked if a good prospect or two that was rated to go in the 1st round might fall down to 45.
A wild card might distort things significantly. I wouldn't be shocked if we see another run of goalies in the 30's again like last year. The goalies this year are very comparable to the ones last year and most of the teams with those picks need goalies.
Buffalo (31), Arizona (32), Edmonton (33), Carolina (35), New Jersey (36 + 41), and San Jose (38) all have lack luster prospects in their system and not that good of goalies in the NHL either, except NJ and maybe Carolina. There are 3 or 4 good ones between Booth, Blackwood, Samsonov and Montembeault.
Last year, goalies went at 34, 36, 37, and 39.
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great post,
i like the odds that one of, carlo, chabot, kylington, roy, or larsson, will still be on the board at 45. particularly if 4-5 goalies are taken before then.