Going all the way through the THN rankings and write-ups, there is nothing much there after about 25-30. Or rather after 20, there is a group of about 10-12 that are somewhat interesting (like Rubtsov, Debrincat, Koutcher (sp?), and then a bunch of midgets, projects, one-dimensional defensemen and goalies. Based on that, I am all for using the 6th, the 3 2nds, and the 3rd to get as many shots in the top 20 as possible and/or add live bodies. Normally, I am all for using the picks, but it just looks like this draft drops off the cliff toward the end of the first round. And the top, I see very little difference in value in that group, once you get past 3. I would love to drop back and draft 10 and 15 or so, grab Jost and one of the 5 defensemen...
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