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Rusty_Shackelford

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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.
Thread: Opening Night
I think a lot of you are forgetting that "hit ratio" on a 1st round D guy developing into a star or even a top 4 player is much much lower then a 1st round FWD making it as a star or top 6 or even top 9 player. The risk to take a D guy is much higher. I think it was a pretty easy decision for Bowman to take a forward. That said, while Dach is likely the NHL most ready center available after Hughes, passing on Turcotte was a mistake. Turcotte is much more naturally gifted in ability from skating, stick handling, passing, IQ, and shots but he's going to need to gain size and muscle. Dach has the size and muscle but he doesn't have the natural tools Turcotte has most notably the acceleration to play a strong 2 way game that Turcotte is known for. If both hit their ceilings, I see Dach as a very solid 2C in the league and Turcotte a very solid 1C. Splitting hairs maybe but because of playing with Hughes, I think that actually hurt Turcotte as he was often overlooked and would have been the 1C on any other team.