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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
That is funny. Teams say a lot of things.
You guys think generally organizations do not consider positional need at all?
Do you really think, all things being equal, that the guy drafted 180th overall is clearly better than the guys drafted, say, 181st through 190th (or whatever that grouping of similarly valued players is)? So they are purely taking the absolute best player available? No. They don’t even think that.
It’s kind of absurd to think organizations in general wouldn’t consider positional need when drafting.
What if Tre does think, all things being equal, centres are more valuable than RWs? So given two comparable skill level players, take the C. That could be his thinking and guidance. Wouldn’t surprise me
Because you can easily move a C to wing. Hell, the organization tried Backlund on wing
I think Tre is more of a grinder than a brilliant hockey mind. Just my opinion
Everybody agrees that drafting and developing are important. Do you think it’s coincidence that the organization has drafted disproportionately fewer goalies and RWs over a decade, and it happens to be the two positions where the organization has their challenges?
It is digging in on things like this that brings out the people who perceive others as Tre apologists
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Not sure I'd call it funny. Didn't see any humour in it at all.
But no I think later in the draft positioning comes in somewhat, ... maybe not to the extent of area scouts picking hills to die on.
At the top of the draft ... say first two or three rounds though I think you take the best player. So yeah you can get a disparity in depth by positions.
Building up the middle is hardly a Treliving invention, it's pretty common in the way hockey teams are built.
But honestly what are you trying to say here.
That Treliving doesn't like right wingers?
That he's not aware that you need four of them?
He keeps forgetting to check which way they shoot?
Because saying they've drafted less of them when every team pretty much says you take the best player available into some sort of a plan needs more than just you reaching.
The odd thing is it's literally attacking the only area of Treliving's work that seems to be inarguably improved from his predecessors ... the draft.
Calgary ranked 17th in goalies taken from 2015-21 by the way.