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Either way I have to assume if the team is healthy, our 1sts will be 20+... while we make solid picks in the 20's... idk that id bet on them being Franchise stars.I'll add that although I love Stone and would love to have him on this team, I think at this point the Ducks are better served trying to turn their 2019 and 2020 1st round picks into two of our franchise's next young stars, rather than trying to parlay them into one star winger who would cost upwards of $9M well into his 30s.
Stone is totally worth it for a team in the right situation but I just question whether it's the right move for the Ducks right now. Maybe I've been watching too much summer showcase hockey but damn I'd love to see what our scouting staff can come up with out of these next two draft crops.
You add Stone to Rakell/Kase/Henrique and our prospects like Terry/Steel/Comtois/Jones/lundestrum/ Ritchie/Groulx etc.... and our potentially fork in the road when perry/kesler/getz are done doesn't look so bad ... granted wed still lack a legit 1c(unless Steel pans out).