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Originally Posted by DomeFoam
Well if you draft Askarov at 5, which was the original discussion, would you not expect him to be the franchise starter? When guys like Rossi and Holtz are there? Skater talent that you likely won't be able to identify and draft in the later rounds because its a huge skater pool to select from compared to goalie pool.
History tells us that a couple goalies will be selected later in the draft as good or better than Askarov. Why not take your chances there in the later rounds instead of picking a Hunter Smith. I believe there is a way less chance of selecting an impact skater in the later rounds than there is a goalie. But I could be wrong.
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Which is fine if you have one pick in the top 5. But the Sens have two, I merely postulated that since they have two they address both a potential franchise forward AND a franchise goalie in one fell swoop. Thats it. Of all the draft eligible goalies in the last few years, and maybe the next two or 3, Askarov stands alone at the top of the heap.