I say BPA as you are always looking to draft players in terms of their potential upside and likelihood to reach said upside. Jones for Johansen, as already mentioned above, is a great example of why you do this as you can trade from strength.
It doesn't even need to be a one for one trade like that, it could be that in adding a stud D in this draft, you then turn the top end D prospects in your system into trade assets.
What it comes down to is whether you have your list ranked correctly.
I think positional need is considered more in leagues where the drafted player is expected to play right away, such as the NBA or NFL, than in the NHL where even a first round pick may need time to develop, meaning they may graduate into a totally different roster
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