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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Only that if there is a player they’ve identified as a franchise cornerstone, who will almost certainly not be available at 9.
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If anybody other than Celebrini and Demidov had been ‘identified as a franchise cornerstone’, more than one scouting staff would have noticed it and there wouldn't be all this talk about how closely grouped the next dozen prospects are.
I'd rather have Coronato and a probable top-4 D than trade Coronato to draft a probable top-4 D. I'd rather have Coronato and a probable top-6 forward than trade Coronato to draft a probable top-6 forward.
Trading up to 5 doesn't get you out of ‘probable’ to ‘sure thing’. By all accounts, there are very few sure things in this draft. The top dozen prospects should all make the NHL, barring injury, but where they top out is anyone's guess.