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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Reading the potential players we can select at 28 compared to 10, there’s not a huge drop off. This isn’t a 2015 draft where there were franchise players in the top 15, this is a draft where it’s like 2014 where your scouts will be heavily relied upon because of how close together the talent level is.
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Well, I’m not a scout nor do I get paid to cover the NHL or its prospects. That said, I am a fan and pay as much attention as I can.
From what I’ve read and listened to there is a drop after 12-ish. That’s not to say there are not players of value that can and will follow 15OA, there are in every draft. Is it a ‘huge’ drop? Depends what we’re talking about really, but I think it’s fair to say that the players with the surest top 2 line/top two pair potential are in that 15th overall and lower range. When 28OA is talked about based on what I listen to the guys who cover these things seems to suggest it’s basically taking a flyer on a number of guys. If Tij Iginla or Carter Yakumcuk is available at, say, 10, I would have to say it’s highly likely that is a better prospect than the players that will be available at 28.