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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Erik Karlsson was the seventh Defenseman taken in the first round of his draft, which as I already elaborated, produced five Norris trophies, of which Karlsson has three.
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So now you're saying Parekh is merely certain to be as good as Karlsson? That would still make him the obvious #1 overall pick in this draft.
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The Orr model is beside the point - there’s more than enough on the tape and on the stats sheet and in the trophy case to confirm Parekh is a supremely talented player. Skating, shot, edges, vision, passing - all top tier.
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And yet none of the scouting services, none of the independent analysts, and so far as we know (through Bob McKenzie's aggregates and other sources), none of the NHL scouting staffs, regard him as the best player in the draft.
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If Conroy and Button see him as a Cale Makar/Quinn Hughes, and they have the opportunity to trade up and select him, that’s what they should do, even if the cost is a really good prospect like Coronato.
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No, they shouldn't, because even if he is taken before #9, that will leave other players of similar quality available at that spot. It is virtually certain that one of the big five defencemen will still be available at 9, and if not, there will be some extremely good forwards.
You don't give up your best prospect to move up four places in the draft just so you can draft the same quality of player you were going to get anyway.