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Old 06-04-2024, 10:18 AM   #1161
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I think your comp is the 2012 draft, much weaker than normal forward draft, and much stronger than normal D draft, but I'm not sure you look at any of the any of the about 20 d men that had great NHL careers, and think you yourself that's I guy who can't be passed over for a guy who can drive first line offence, so if he is there and you believe he can drive offence the way his dad did, you probably have to think long and hard about taking Tij, and trying to recover the D man later in the draft, a position that is much harder to successfully scout at the age of 18, and sees a much high proportion of 2nd round+ homeruns, and a higher proportion of top 5 pick busts.
I don't think Iginla can drive first line offence. I think his upside is a complementary front line player. Not a driver.
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