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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
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.
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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.