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Originally Posted by SebC
This seems backwards to me. 1st rounders are more accurately rated, so it makes more sense to spend your late picks on positional needs.
Yet, late round picks often have more and development time, and less predictable development time, so it's harder to assess what your needs will actually because of the lag between drafting a prospect and that prospect making an impact.
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Exactly, so wouldn't you want to draft by position for the player that has a good chance of fitting into that hole in your team? If you're the Oilers (haha loser) and there's a projected top pairing D available, you're going to take a center just cause they're the BPA?
Whereas in the later rounds, why limit your already slim chances of an NHL player by playing picky choosy based on need?