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Fair. But I'll point out that Yzerman took Koekkoekk at 10 and then took Drouin at 3 the very next year. And I'll note that all of the best players Yzerman drafted were taken outside the top 15... Cirelli - 72 DeAngelo - 19 Gusev - 202 Kucherov - 58 Namestnikov - 27 Palat - 208 Point - 79 Vasilevskiy - 19 For what it's worth, there's only one defenseman on that list. Indeed, none of the following defensemen were drafted by Yzerman: Cernak (trade) Coburn (trade) Hedman (inherited by Yzerman) McDonagh (trade) Sergachev (trade) Chychrun would be a great long-term partner for Seider (at least in theory). Also, he'd give us a solid PP QB on the blue line and a lethal shot from distance. Just sayin'.

You could also win a Cup by drafting a top 4 D and top 6 centerman with the 2 1st round picks you gave up for 1 guy.