Well I don't love EDM picking top 3 but 3rd is definitely more palatable than 1st or 2nd. And then we have our choice of Dubois or Tkachuk at #6? I'd actually consider that a big win for us as those guys are #4/5 for me right now. So overall I don't mind that result at all.
I give it a 6 due to two eastern teams winning the top two spots which is a lot better than VAN, EDM or ARI winning those two spots and the Flames having their choice of Dubois/Tkachuk. I think they'd be pretty happy to be sitting at #6 and have those two guys still left on boards, I think they'd be sprinting to the podium to grab one of them. EDM at #3 I don't really mind because I think they may trade down or trade the pick if that happens. And even if they take Puljujarvi I think he'll have the least impact initially out of the top 3 and they wouldn't have done anything to solve their defense unless they've already made a trade by that point.
Wouldn't hate that result. Mostly because of how Nylander/Chychrun go top 5 though, not necessarily because of the actual lottery results.
I guess that necessitates a question, should we be letting the actual picks you've made influence our rating of the draft? Or are we supposed to rate just the lottery and pick positions.
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