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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I don't think you could definitively say that at the time.
However, I do think you can argue that taking the C was the better choice (another possible point for position mattering)
If the Oilers had considered position and team structure when drafting each year, they could have had:
Seguin
Landeskog
Reilly/Trouba (plus another asset)
Nurse
Bennett
McDavid
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I don't disagree, but not sure if makes much of a difference. They're more than a 3rd pairing defenseman away and none of the choices are obvious. I actually don't think they made any glaring mistakes in drafting. The bigger problems are:
1) outside of Hall the drafts were comparatively very weak at the top
2) they drafted nothing outside the top 6 such is where you make your base team. They've been floating far too many below replacement level players throughout their lineup.
3) the "it's ok to lose for a while" attitude destroyed the locker room