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Originally Posted by Sandman
I’m actually liking this draft more and more, at least the first two rounds- although it may not be as “sexy” as a few other drafts in year’s past. I think most people’s frustrations lie in the fact that there aren’t many truly elite centers available. It’s true, this a draft for high-end defensemen, but make no mistake- the D in the top-20 all have star potential. That doesn’t make this a bad draft, but it sure is bad timing for Flames’ fans.
Carels, Verhoeff, Rudolph, Reid, Lin, Smits, and maybe even Villeneuve all have top-pairing potential. Gustafsson and Piiparainen might be on a lower peg as far as”blue-chip” potential (for lack of a better term), but they are up there too.
There some forwards who have top-six blue-chip potential as well, in Klepov, Malhotra, Lawrence, Shilov, Morozov, Bjorck, and Nordmark, to name a few.
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Completely agree with this take sandman. No i dont see many stars but i do see a lot of good to very good nhl’rs.
I see a lot of well he only projects to a borderline top pair guy? You mean like the guy we just traded? Seems fairly valuable to me. Well he projects to maybe a top six center? Like the top six centers we could have used for years and are currently a premium on the trade market?
Yes we need top tier talent but you also have to fill out a team. If a team pulled a good 2 defencemen or a borderline top line center by all accounts most would consider it a good draft. If we picked Malhotra and he became a lower end first line center i wouldnt complain. I think all lot of people think draft star or its a failure.