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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I don't think you can dismiss the idea of taking a potential top pairing d-man just because we're strong there. Defensemen is highly likely to BPA on the Flames list at #6 if Dubois/Tkachuk don't fall to us. Top pairing defensemen are worth a ton in value, higher than small skilled wingers.
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I agree with you in terms of value. A #1/2 D-man is more important than a top 6 winger.
There is not a ton of separation between any of the names we're talking about. I have never seen a group of 7 players from 6-12 being this indistinguishable from one another. It's like the Sams/Draisaitl from 2014, but with 7 guys instead of 3. It is shocking but the guy picked at 12 could just as easily become the best of that group.
Even the next two Bean and McAvoy are really good. McAvoy is a shorter version of Noah Hanifin from last year (6-0 vs 6-3).