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06-20-2008, 07:59 PM
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I would've taken Beach.

It's an acceptable pick, I guess, but is he a future #1 center? I don't really know. To me, this is a player with Daymond Langkow upside who, conversely, might plateau as an average #2 center. Definitely the safe pick, and unlikely to be a 'bad' pick. We'll see.

If a BC product in Beach is piling up 40-goal, 200 PIM seasons in Chicago while Hodgson is a 50-60 point 'character' #2 center here, this will hurt.


Shift in draft philosophy. They're betting Beach won't reach his potential because of his character...can't say I disagree with that assessment at this point. That said, much the same was said about Perron...

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