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Originally Posted by ricardodw
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.
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The concern was that Vancouver had Dubios high and he never would have gotten past Vancouver, which is why Columbus did not want to move to 6. There also was a rumour that Edmonton was going to select the Russian Dman at 4 before the Fin fell to their lap. It doesn't appear the Dubois was on Edmonton's radar at all.