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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I think this draft is unique with the quality of D. I think there are 8 guys with top pairing potential (not all of them of course will make it) and a couple interesting guys further down, including Jiricek who I think would be in that grouping if not for the injury.
Next year's draft is poor on D (at least as of now).
I think Lindstrom is interesting because he could be a unique opportunity to get a #1 centre, if he falls due to injury. There's risk there but I would take a swing at him if he's there.
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I think I'd feel a little better about Lindstrom if we didn't just take Honzek in 2023. I didn't mind the pick at the time, but injuries have seemed to derail his progress. Doing that two years in a row might be a little much for a team trying to rebuild through the draft.
Lindstrom's camp is saying that the injuries are no big deal, which is what you would expect them to say. The team that takes him will obviously have to do their own due diligence on him.