Value of: Bowen Byram at 3rd Overall
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Let's say Byram was the best player in this year's draft and we didn't have Hughes or kakko , then Byram would obviously go first.
So now the drop off is after Hughes IMO it would be Byram.
Kakko
Pods
Turcotte
Cozen
Dach
All those players have certain qualities and question marks as well. But you cant go wrong with selecting any of them.
But if your looking for the best player available and by position
Hands down Byram
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That's not the way you draft.
The top 2 are projected to be Hughes / Kakko. You don't select the best player at a different position just because the gap between Kakko and say Podkolzin, is less than the gap between Byram and the next defensemen. Kakko is still the best player available without Hughes, but I agree you can't go wrong getting Byram, either.
Firstly I will contest that Byram as a legitimate #1D is probably pushing it a bit. He is a great dman, and the only great Dman in this draft but in a normal year he likely wouldn't crack top 5. Top pairing is fair but in terms of a legit #1 I think that's a stretch.
Col wont care, they need a 2c and they will have plenty of options.
LA wont care, they need everything and it wouldn't be worth the assets to move up
Det would possibly be very interested. They need the Dman but not really sure how much they'd be willing to give up. This is a really weird draft and I'm not sure if it would be possible to get that close with all the variables involved.
Edm probably not because they need high end offensive players as much as a Byram, if not more so they wont be giving up much to make that jump with the options they would have.
Buf I think it would be too costly to move up that many spots for them to bite.
So really outside of Det I don't really see it. I think there is also a very strong case to be made that Chi should take Byram over trading down but it's a tad complicated with the limited information we have.
but the BPA available for the need of the team is not a hard and fast rule....... there will always be exception to that rule.
not enuf, this is a sellers market....... need to entice the Bhawks FO to do that trade. this will not do it.
could be right, meaning being move. with the youngins coming in, the team needs to sacrifice in order to really fix this team.....
Their is no true rhyme or reason. However each team has to make that choice based on their needs , and how that player fits in or can impact the team.
but that is part of the solution, they will need to go out and make a trade with the possible throw in being a lhd who has a yr left on his contract.
that player need or could be a temp player keeping the lhd warm until our prospect develop.
Rangers are short high end skilled forwards. No chance they pass on KK. They drafted 2 D last year in round 1. Have Winnipeg’s first to grab a D like Seider or Bjornfort or someone in the early 20’s.
nah forget about it, i was thinking of adding a little humor and well i figure it was or would be taken out of context.
Agreed. Unless Blake gets an opportunity to move up to #1 or #2 he'll hold onto his assets and draft the BPA at #5. The Kings are not cup contenders next year so they need to keep restocking the cupboard and let the #5, Tor 1st, and the #33 OA picks develop over the next few years.
I don't see any of these teams moving up but you got it wrong Bryam is a legit all situations #1 Dman in the future.
that is and this is a huge maybe, will the kings FO make a move to free up cap ??
Guess, we'll disagree on that then and see in a few years who is right. Granted all we're really talking about is semantics. The kid is hella good, I just feel he is a bit overrated this year due a lack of any competition, as players like Kotka and Hayton were the year before. Great players but not Elite or special players, not that there is anything wrong with that.
