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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
What’s your reasoning for thinking it’s average +? At the high end of the draft, I’m not overly high on my (very limited) viewings of the top rated prospects. The WJC, while not the be all end all, didn’t paint any one player as being the best of their class. Even Celebrini didn’t overly stand out above the others the same way Bedard and Michkov did 2 years ago.
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Oh I don't think it's as good as last year's draft, largely because of Bedard and to a lesser extent a really strong 4some with him, Michkov, Carlsson and Fantilli. The top end was better. But I think the top end is on par with most years. And what is interesting about this draft is the strength on D, where it has a chance be one of the best drafts in terms of guys who could potentially be top pairing or #1 guys.
I think once you gets into the 20s it's almost impossible to compare draft to draft - the strength of a draft is set at the top end.