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Gotta say this has to be one of the best avg draft times since I've been here
Tough to go wrong with any of these picks. Hayton and Farabee seem like solid choices. I wanted to go D, so I was eyeing Bouchard at #11. Started to look like I was going to flip a coin between him and Boqvist, but then Pigs made the choice for me.
Yes Hayton is solid I was a bit surprised he went as high as he did in the actual draft. That said I was more surprised Zona took him, thought a wing would have been a better call since they are loaded up the middle.Nice Pick Pigs that kid is smallish but close enough to 6 foot and elite playmaking ability.Was looking at Borchard for the Leafs but crow got him. No complaints as I am real high on LW Joel Farabee.
12. (from ; originally ) picked C - Barrett Hayton (Yotes took him 5th overall). Surprised he lasted this long. Figured he'd be gone by the 10 slot. My preferred pick was Evan Bouchard but he was taken a pick earlier. He was the guy I had in mind when I completed my trade with the Avs to move back in the draft from #1. BooYah! those Pens. Hayton is a great pick at #12.
CBJ #9 went with the LW Russian Vitali Kravtsov. The need was on the blue line but the value here was too good to pass on. I Believe this kid is a year away and further along than a couple of the blueliners that went close to 9. The NHL Rangers did select him at 9 seen him ranked as high as 6th.