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Old 04-10-2016, 01:47 PM   #2045
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm View Post
Cooler then the players around him I guess I needed to add. I'd love to add him obviously but prefer Puljujärvi or Dubois.
Interesting. They are all big, strong, offensive wingers and Laine has the highest upside IMO so I don't understand why Jesse and Dubois would be preferable. I think Laine is potentially on a different tier of talent. Can you explain your reasoning a little more? So far you've said you don't think goalscoring is a need.

Says it's 2004 and we don't need goalscoring. Do we pass on Ovechkin to take Andrew Ladd or Blake Wheeler? Although I don't think the drop off from Laine to Dubois/Puljujarvi is exactly comparable I do think Ovechkin/Malkin were on a different tier from the rest of that draft and if you're drafting top two you take one of them. This year is similar in that IMO you're taking Matthews/Laine in the top two regardless of what your needs are because they potential franchise players. Dubois/Puljujarvi are probably a touch more highly thought of than Ladd/Wheeler so the comparison isn't exact but I do think it illustrates the tiers well.

Here's how I view the tiers at the moment.
Tier 1: Matthews/Laine
Tier 2: Puljujarvi
Tier 3: Tkachuk, Dubois, Chychrun

I'm going to prefer the tier 1 players regardless of what our needs are since they have the potential to be the biggest stars. Am I misunderstanding your point?
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