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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Why are we not in a position to get premium 18 year olds? Stacked drafts often produce 10 or so star players throughout the first round. 2003 had supertstars scattered throughout the 1st round.
We need more draft picks in this years 1st round and maybe add a couple next year too.
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“More draft picks” =/= premium 18 year old players. Even if those picks are late first rounders. Top 5? Sure, maybe, but in most situations outside the top ten, it’s guys who
might turn into anywhere from a good to great player 3-5 years after the draft. You want a premium 18 year old player and you’re picking top 5 in this draft, and that’s not happening for us.
We know the team is not rebuilding and we know we still need to add some youth. Moving out Lindholm, Hanifin, Toffoli, Backlund, etc for picks and then sitting on our hands isn’t going to happen so let’s stop pretending it’s on the table, right? Getting younger by converting some of those assets into guys like Konecny is just smart management.