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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am particularly wary of there being 6 defensemen in the top 12 or so (Levshunov, Silayev, Dickinson, Buium, Parekh, and Yakemchuk) who many see as potential top pairing guy. It's probably just the pessimist in me, but I have to think that one or two of them aren't going to pan out just based on how typical drafts go. It's not impossible, but it would be extraordinary if all 6 actually pan out. I know this draft is currently seen as a bit of an outlier with all the great defensemen available, but I tend to think most drafts have some kind of uniqueness to them, but over time, the results tend to look normal with pretty much equal hits and misses.
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It's not that uncommon for 5 or 6 dmen to go in the top 15 of the draft. What is more uncommon is seeing lots of dmen go in the top 5 of a draft.
2008 and 2012 are probably the only drafts I can think of in recent memory where the top 5 or 10 are very defense heavy.
In 2008 4 of the top 5 players taken were dmen, and 7 dmen in the top 15.
In 2012 8 of the top 10 players taken and 9 of the top 15 were dmen.
I think you probably see 6 or 7 in the top 15 this year and potentially 5 of the top 7 or 8.