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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I guess I'm just saying this should be a learning experience.
- If a guy is supposed to be 1 or 2, but the first three teams pass on him, maybe there's something they're seeing that we aren't.
- Draft best player, sure, but if he's not coachable (either because of the player or coach) then move him while he's still a 4th overall pick and the rest of the league hasn't been given 6 seasons to figure he's really just a bottom-six.
- Probably most importantly, figure out your plan for the team is and stick to it. And then either draft a guy that fits into that plan, or draft a better guy and trade him for a better guy that fits into that plan. Or just move down and get some more picks.
I know this stuff is much easier with the benefit of hindsight, but picking 4th overall doesn't grow on trees, and it's not like we couldn't have capitalized on that better than what we did today.
(Having said that, and given the way events actually transpired, a second-round prospect and a second-round pick is a pretty great return.)
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People talk about the rankings and how Bennett was #1 but on draft day it really was "Ekblad and 3 centres" and it just seemed like personal preference how they went. Reinhart went before Draisaitl, so what does that say? And at the time Edmonton was criticized for having no size so it seemed like they just picked the slightly bigger guy. No one was going "look how Bennett has dropped".