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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
I get that you like Parekh a lot, and I appreciate some of your points (although comparing point production equally, regardless of the league is very problematic; and even Levshunov outscored Hughes in his draft year in the same league), but the issue to me is that most paid scouts disagree with you that Parekh is the best d-man in the draft.
And he could be available when the Flames pick, just like Buim, or Silayev or Dickinson could be available, who each has some scouts saying they'll be the best d in the draft.
Flames are going to get a great prospect at number 9. They shouldn't be using their top prospect to trade up a few picks. That's how you kill a rebuild before it even starts.
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I wouldn’t waste the first pick of this rebuild on an NCAA D or a Russian with limited offensive upside.
And I understand that the consensus is what it is, but I simply don’t value the collective group think of NHL front offices/media that highly.
In 2008, the best Defenseman draft of the 21st century, Erik Karlsson was drafted after Drew Doughty, Zach Bogosian, Alex Pietrangelo, Luke Schenn, Tyler Myers and Colton Teubert.
How many of those guys are you taking over Erik Karlsson? At best, two.
Most of those scouts are still employed.
In the back half of that 1st round, you then had Jake Gardiner, Luca Sbisa,
Michael Del Zotto, Tyler Cuma, and concluding with John Carlson.
Five Norris trophies in that 1st round.
This could well be 2008 all over again, and I just don’t want Teubert or Myers or Schenn if I can have Karlsson/Carlson.