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Originally Posted by ricardodw
You are also saying that Edmonton with all the information they had at the 2014 draft would look at the same data and pick Bennett over Drasitl?
The past draft orders are now a fact ... The NHL professionals have made their selections. To say that with the exact set of data, facts and analysis that they had at the time they made these picks is not a viable suggestion.
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While I agree to a very significant extent, the counter argument is that Puljujarvi probably goes third this year simply if Columbus didn't win that lottery.
So while Draisaitl always gets picked ahead of Bennett if we turned back time and let the Oilers draft, combining the drafts makes the team selecting the draft pick change.
Does a team that doesn't require the size upfront take a chance on the smaller center, Bennett, over the already 200+ pound physically mature Draisaitl at the time of their drafts? GranteedEV is suggesting it's a possibility.