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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Still disagree. I think if you crunch the numbers through history the bust rate for forwards and defensemen is pretty much the same. Not sure why fans seem to think defensemen are riskier, I don't think history supports that at all.
For some reason people choose to remember the defensemen who are taken early and bust and forget the forwards who do the same.
Goalies are the risky ones. Forwards and d-men have very similar bust/turn out rates.
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I think why that perception exists is that we hear that defence is the hardest position in the league to learn and what we see in junior isn't what we necessarily see in the pro game.
Not trying to convince you otherwise. Like to have respectful back and forth. If our scouts deem a d prospect as the bpa at our pick, I'm behind them.