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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
One of the interesting things Conroy or Button said on a draft related clip is that part of their drafting process considers whether a player may fall and be available later in the draft.
Button also said after this past draft that they grabbed Phillips in the 3rd round, higher than they might have, because there had been a run on big bodied defenders and they wanted to get one.
They may have ranked Wyttenbach as a 3rd round talent but felt he was more likely than Phillips to fall to their next pick in the 5th round with the way the draft was going.
Similarly, a few other teams may have considered Wyttenbach as a 2nd or 3rd round prospect, but they ranked a couple of players higher (or prioritized size) and figured they'd take him with a later pick if he was available (and then had the same discussion in the 4th and 5th round with their lists).
EDIT: I think this is where BPA for teams is modified even against their own lists. They're actively analyzing the way a draft is going (both who they've picked so far against their pipeline and what players other teams are taking) and adjusting their list as they go. So after the first and maybe the second round, they might not necessarily be taking the top player on their list.
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I would imagine this is one of those things were a GM and/or head of scouting might make an impact in strategy, some being more prone to this type of gambling and others just wanting to focus on who they like.