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Old 06-13-2024, 02:28 PM   #1306
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
First line centers are scarce mainly because you almost always need to be drafting top 3 or top 5 to find one. Second and third line centers are not that hard to find.

Personally, I would say if you are drafting at around 9th OA, you should be targeting the player you think has the best chance to be a 1st line forward (period) or top pairing defenseman. I recall a story from the 1997 draft that Vancouver had Marian Hossa as their draft target, but then picked Brad Ference because they put more value in defensemen. Woof.
Disagree. Ask the Avalanche how easy it is to find a 2nd line center. They are still trying to replace Kadri and Middlestadt cost them Byram who was a 4th overall pick. Lindholm is going to be one of the top UFA's on the market. Panthers are a few games away from the cup because of their center depth as it's not easy to build a team deep down the middle.
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