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We’ve seen general manager Brandon Beane do all of those things over his seven previous drafts in charge of the club.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm9umddyo000h3b72rsyccydi@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'But what we do know is whoever they select, at whatever spot, it will be a team consensus, built from months of scouting, interviews with prospects, and opinions from everyone involved in the process.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm9umddz8000m3b72eh2nk1t9@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""It's not my board. It's not the scouting board. 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"We all want to be right, but we're not always right. And as I've said, this is a projection business. You're weighing risk, whatever round it is, especially when you're talking about a one and two and things like that. And so I just want to get it right for the team and for Terry Pegula and that crew. That's my job. It's not to pick the players how I rank them. 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