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Originally Posted by nik-
Why bother cheering for draft position? You know Benning is just gonna blow the pick anyway.
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Virtanen was ahead of Nylander on several scouting lists, and keep in mind the Canucks at the time were not heading into a deep, dark rebuild, so they thought drafting for need (bad strategy, admittedly) IE a big, physical, gritty two-way winger was the way to go.
The Juolevi over Tkachuk pick was probably due to the fact management felt that they already had a Tkachuk (Virtanen) in the system, and a blue-chip D prospect who could step into the shoes of Edler/Hamhuis down the line was clearly missing.
Now, even our clownshow front office is aware of the need for a top C to go along with Boeser up front. I highly doubt if we pick top-3 that we go off the board with the selection.