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Old 07-16-2021, 10:31 AM   #1708
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Originally Posted by stemit14 View Post
I have a feeling the players that will drop will be defencemen. I think some teams will get cold feet and end up picking the highest ranked forward on their list even if a defencemen that’s ranked higher is there for the taking. Just due to a recency bias from Cole Caufield. I think every team outside the top five is looking for that Cole Caufield forward. I see a guy like Edvinsson dropping out of the top 10. Maybe even drop to the 15th to 20th pick.


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Yeah, forwards are more likely to make your team quickly, so teams looking to make their fans happy go for them over a Dman who may be marginally better, but will take 2-3 years in the AHL.
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