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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
I love extreme examples to prove points.
If Keenan Kanzig was drafted 6th overall by the Calgary Flames then he wouldn't have been off the board, he would have been 6th overall on their draft board.
Each teams personal draft lists are the only one that matter, not these imaginary ones fans focus on and sulk over when things don't go according to a fictional plan.
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How is the Ryan MacInnis example an extreme example if there is no board?
Are you basing your comment on a board that you say doesn't exist?
If there's no board, Ryan MacInnis being drafted first overall is not an extreme example.
And of course there is no one board. I haven't read one post from anyone in any thread on any hockey forum say this. There are many boards. And everyone can conclude themselves if a pick was off their board based on their own subjective conclusion.
You say that the media uses the term "board" as a general consensus.
That's what all the posters are doing as well when we refer to it as a board.
Was Klimchuk drafted off the board because he was drafted 28? No because most scouts lists had him in that area. If he was drafted 24 or 33 would it be off the board? Not in my opinion. But if we drafted him 6th instead of Sean. I can confidently say he was off the board that I am referencing to. Obviously not the Flames' board. But I would say "we went off the board to draft Morgan at 6.