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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I guess the question is - are there guys who were fifth rounders, who’ve moved to the fourth, who should be taken in the third?
IIRC, Gaudreau was taken way earlier than his rankings.
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Not sure what you are arguing here.
When you get to the later rounds, projections aren't as acute. There is no difference between being ranked 100 or 130 - they are just guesses at that point. One team is going to like a given player much more than another team, and the 'board' doesn't really apply.
The top 20 or so have much tighter ranges 2-4, 8-12, 15-20 etc
And as far as Gaudreau goes, he and Kucherov were both considered wildcards that would probably go in the 3rd or 4th round (but of course those were just guesses)