jkutswings
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- Jul 10, 2014
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Until there's a second decent young center on this team, I'm hoping their first pick is a defenseman. Grow the blue line from a weakness to a strength, and having some decent PMDs back there should boost the offense more than adding another scoring winger. (At least until there's another playmaker up front, to really help a new sniper out.)
If there was a highly rated facilitator at center on the board, I could understand it. But I don't think that even a Svech or Zadina helps this roster enough that I'd want them over a Bouchard or a Dobson (assuming that on draft day, you think those defensemen are top-10 quality guys). I'd even consider sliding down 1-2 spots, if I landed at 2 or 3, and was confident I could still get my guy, while grabbing another 2nd or 3rd rounder.
I understand not wanting to pass on a guy if you think he's capable of being a 30 goal scorer, but with where this team is right now, I don't think it could take advantage of those skills as much as it could benefit from a potential anchor on the back end.
If there was a highly rated facilitator at center on the board, I could understand it. But I don't think that even a Svech or Zadina helps this roster enough that I'd want them over a Bouchard or a Dobson (assuming that on draft day, you think those defensemen are top-10 quality guys). I'd even consider sliding down 1-2 spots, if I landed at 2 or 3, and was confident I could still get my guy, while grabbing another 2nd or 3rd rounder.
I understand not wanting to pass on a guy if you think he's capable of being a 30 goal scorer, but with where this team is right now, I don't think it could take advantage of those skills as much as it could benefit from a potential anchor on the back end.