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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Generally this is thought to be an above average depth, with strength at the top, though not awesome depth.
But above average overall.
Not a poor one.
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But only time will tell how it will end up. In the past, drafts like 2003 and 2013 were labeled as stacked. Media and scouting services quite often label a few drafts after a draft labeled one of the best ever as not a good or not good at all.
2003 was a great draft, but maybe 3 of the top 10 players taken were game changers. Suter, Fleury and Staal. Lots of great players scattered 11-60 overall. Only really Pavelski was a star 3rd round on.
You can make a case that the 09 top 10 is just as good as 03 yet was labeled worse than the Stamkos draft and maybe labeled to be the worst draft from 03-09. But it ended up being a good draft.
2013 was supposed to be much better than 2014. You could make a case the 14 draft has better players drafted in the 1st round than 13 did.
2023 is being labeled as best draft since 03 and it could be. But quite often the hangover after a great draft and what the scouts are saying end up being wrong and overstated at least.