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Old 02-03-2016, 03:43 PM   #649
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Originally Posted by Poe969 View Post
I'm no NHL GM but don't most successful teams try to get that #1 center first? If it's a coin flip, I think you'd have to go with the center before the winger every time. The Hall pick was still a good pick but I don't think it was the best pick.
It likley came down to them thinking Hall was was the BPA. Rewind back to 2010 with Hall's 2 memorial cup MVPs, and it would be a hard choice. Hindsight is obviously 20/20. They also had Gagner (whose shine had yet to wear off) at the time which complicated it further.

If I'm being totally honest, if I had the 1 OA in 2010, I would've picked Hall too. Today I would pick Seguin 10/10 times. A lot can happen in 5-6 years.
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