Yeah a great two way 2nd line center would be terrible for the Sabres.
- Cptmjl

Agreed. He was a player I thought the Sabres could have used to move Mittelstadt down to 3C to give him more time to grow into a 2C.

“The Consensus,” huh? You mean the consensus formed by scouts that played with Nolan’s Dad & Uncle.
- Za Warudo

Published in April 2017. NoPa was going 1 or 2.

https://www.nhl.com/avala...ects-rankings/c-288682480

This one too

https://chl.ca/article/15...l-scouting-draft-rankings

Need I go on?

“The Consensus,” huh? You mean the consensus formed by scouts that played with Nolan’s Dad & Uncle.
- Za Warudo

Yeah. The consensus was everyone, not just your trash revisionist history. If the Canucks had #2, they would have picked Patrick as well, just like every other team. He was a top choice at the time. Many thought #1. No idea if Philly would have drafted Petterson #3, though. It was thought to be a more difficult decision after 1 and 2.

It was always gonna be Nico or Patrick. Stop pretending it wasn’t.