jbron
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I totally agree on Jiricek. I can't see the Blues selecting him. If the Blues stay at #16 one of Solberg,I don’t think we take jiricek. He doesn’t fit our profile. We like to spend 1st in guys with less risk/higher floor. This is part of why we haven’t taken many d in 1st under Army, as he believes those picks are too valuable to miss on so we are willing to sacrifice ceiling for safer floor.
Jiricek scares me and I think he scares club too. He may end up as great player, but the year he had doesn’t argue for that likelihood. The injury itself will heal, but missing last 4 months after rough start means he lost key development year. That adds risk. If solberg is gone, I think we either pick hage/mbn/luchenko or trade down.
MBN, or Luchenko should be available. If they aren't, that means a better prospect has fallen and
could provide a scenario for a trade down. Hoping for Solberg.