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Originally Posted by stemit14
In today’s game, we all stress the importance of centres and defencemen - which is not wrong. However, I would hate to overlook the value of a highly skilled winger like Tij. Look at how valuable skilled wingers that excel in high pressure situations have been to recent deep playoff runs (Marcheseault, Tkachuk, etc.). And I think Tij is built to be a player similar to them. A good comparison to a player in these playoffs is Lafreniere. I think Tij is a better skater but his skill set is very similar.
The point is, if Iginla is the more skilled player who could be more of an impact player, I would go with him over a centre that is not as likely to be a big game NHLer. There’s no guarantees at the draft but I see so much potential in Tij and he looks like such a pro already despite being one of the youngest players in the draft.
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All comes down to how they project them. If they think Tij is a top line winger and the other guys are #2Cs and second pairing dmen then go Tij. If they think #1C or top pairing D then go with them.