For people saying we shouldn't trade up for the 1st overall because we will get a player that is just as good with the 6th...
2011 - 1st overall RNH , 6th overall Mika Zibanejad. RNH is the better player.
2010 - 1st overall Taylor Hall , 6th overall Brett Connolly. Hall is the better player.
2009 - 1st overall John Tavares , 6th overall OEL. Tavares is the better player.
2008 - 1st overall Steven Stamkos , 6th overall Nikita Filatov. Stamkos is the better player.
2007 - 1st overall Patrick Kane , 6th overall Sam Gagner. Kane is the better player.
2006 - 1st overall Erik Johnson , 6th overall Derrick Brassard. Johnson is the better player.
2005 - 1st overall Sidney Crosby , 6th overall Gilbert Brule.
2004 - 1st overall Alex Ovechkin , 6th overall Al Montoya. Ovechkin is the better player.
2003 - 1st overall MA Fleury , 6th overall Milan Michalek. MA Fleury is the better player.
I left out 2012 and 2013 since its too early to decide.
So as you can see the 1st overall pick is always better than the 6th. People have misconceptions of this draft when they hear it is "weak". It is a weak draft because it does not have the type of depth that is normal in any other draft, NOT because the players at the top will not turn into first line/franchise players.
If we can move up for the right price then we should. People think we can get a player at 6th who will be just as good as the player chosen at 1st, that's not true.
btw I'm not saying trade Horvat+6th for the 1st that is just ridiculous, I think our untouchable prospects should be Horvat, Shinkaruk, and Jensen.