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    think of the last 10 years. How many D have been drafted in the top 5 and have become what Dahlin is projected to become?

    2008 - Doughty (2nd...pretty good), Bogosian (3rd...ouch), Pietrangelo (4th...well done), Schenn (5th...crickets)
    2009 - Hedman (2nd... beauty)
    2010 - Gundbrandson (3rd... chuckle...who knows... always injured and jettisoned from his draft team)
    2011 - Larsson (4th)... lol... equal to Hall apparently
    2012 - Murray (2nd...ouch), Reinhart (4th..ouch), Rielly (5th... nice)
    2013 - Jones (4th... not bad)
    2014 - Ekblad (1st... pretty good... elite? um... not thinking so)
    2015 - Hanifin (5th... pretty sure Leafs are happier with marner... good but not great)
    2016 - Juolevi (yet to arrive... but already starting to garner BAB status)
    2017 - Heiskanen and Makar... jury still out, but neither impacting their draft teams in year 1... likely not in year 2 either.
    2018 - Dahlin, likely 1st overall.

    After a decade of Defense drafts picks, call me skeptical from a Fantasy perspective Dahlin is expected to be the next Karlsson (15th overall) a/o Burns (20th)... maybe Hedman (2nd overall and most successful draft pick since Doughty).

    Maybe he's the next Bobby Orr... but I've yet to hear him described as a Generational Player. From a Fantasy perspective, I'm taking a pause.

    That said, I don't own the 1st or 2nd overall pick this year, so maybe I'm less invested.

    Just thinking out loud.

    (remember when Eichel was hands down the better asset than Matthews?

    Things change. While Dahlin MAY become a future Norris candidate, I'm thinking we're waiting a while.

    Short Story Long?... Risto will continue to thrive in the short term as the top D option in Buffalo IMO.

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    With ROR moving out, I think (hope) the Swords move to a 3F/2D setup on the PP.
    A PP1 that features Eichel, Mittelstadt, Reinhart, Dahlin, Ristolainen would be scary.
    Eichel has an elite shot... Mittelstadt and Dahlin are puck wizards... Reinhart is a tool guy... and Ristolainen brings the nuke bomb.
    I think Risto could have a great gig on the top PP unless Housley starts tinkering. His shot is the ultimate weapon.

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    I'm definitely trying to sell Ristolainen in leagues where I have him. Others in here are more optimistic about his value than I am.

    I think it's prudent to consider him similar to Muzzin right now, but his value as a category stuffer is huge and I think there's a great opportunity to unload him before his production starts to decline.

    Ristolainen simply isn't that great of a defenceman. He's a very good one, don't get me wrong, but he's really benefitted from being the only decent option they've had in Buffalo. Dropping an elite guy like Dahlin in here - with his god-like puck handling skills and hockey IQ - it's just a matter of time before Risto's production suffers. I would not be surprised at all to see Dahlin running that powerplay this year. We can't disregard the fact he played an impact role in the SHL as a 17-year-old.

    The best quote about Ristolainen I've ever heard: "He's really good at blocking all the shots he allows."

    Trade him

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    Moved Risto and my 6thoa for 7thoa Galchenyuk and Parayko..pretty happy
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    I just flipped Risto for JT Miller and Barrie in the league in my sig
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