Replace Dorofeyev with Kravtsov and it could have been a post from February 2018
Sure, or it could have been 2017 and said about Andersson, which would probably be a less compelling case (I like Lias as you know, just saying). You could also say it about any number of other players that this team and other teams have picked 5 or more spots above their projection. I don't need to go into our guys. Sometimes you look smart, other times you look like an idiot.
I just can't envision the board playing out in a way that I would think Dorofeyev is the BPA. I think we'll be 6-10 and I think that's way too high. I mean I've seen clips of him and he looks great, but he's a ways away. Also, while Kravtsov may have been a slight "reach" to many, McKenzie/the scouts had him 12 and CSS the #3 European. The actual scouts seemed to think he was right in the ballpark. McKenzie currently has Dorofeyev 65, and CSS has him 18 among European skaters. So unless he shoots up in the final rankings, he would present
much more of a "reach" according to the professionals that Kravtsov. Doesn't mean those guys are right and you're wrong, but I don't think many consider the two guys to be in nearly the same tier at the moment.
Anyway, not trying to turn this into a draft thread. So, my bad.