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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
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.
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Again things we just don't know......
How did Columbus not trade down with Edmonton or Calgary to get a 2nd round pick and their man Dubois in the top 6? How certain were the Flames that the canucks were going take a d-man? Did they consider Juolevi an equivalent value to Tkachuk?
Was Edmonton going to pick Dubois at 3?
You would fully expect that Vancouver could have trade down to at least 6 and maybe 7 and still have gotten Juolevi.
I do not think that the consensus TSN , Central scouting lists (or CP lists) match up all that closely with the professional teams lists.
Based on the weak teams that Dubois raked up all his points in his late season burst into prominence in the Q I would have taken Tkachuk over him 10 times out of 10, That does not make Tkachuk a 3rd round pick.
The only time that you see what the NHL teams are actually thinking is when they make the actual draft picks.