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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
He said that Nylander and Keller could be the steals of the draft if they slide due to teams picking defensemen above them. Said that scouts continually fall into the trap of falling in love with players based on size.
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On the other hand, scouts and analysts don't seem to recognize how difficult it is to acquire reliable top-4 defencemen in the NHL these days, and consequently underrate defencemen at the draft. I'll be shocked if no d-men go in the top 8 of this draft.