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I'm wondering if it's better to trade the pick in that case.
I'd try for Jiricek, but there are other possibilities.
Michkov makes more sense if you have 2 picks in the top 5 and Carlsson or Smith in your pocket already.
I'd guess Columbus is leaning more towards Smith for center depth.
Hoping Michkov goes top 4 so Smith is available. Perhaps SJ is willing to take the skill bet. They aren't expecting a quick turnaround anyway.
If these are our options and we are using the pick, the only one I'd have difficulty missing out on is Reinbacher. The rest are more or less on par to me (taking Michkov's situation into account).
I don't want us to draft by need, but it might be unavoidable in this scenario.