"I hear that all the time. From Mr. [Ed] Snider," Holmgren said, wryly, referring to the Flyers' chairman. "He's always telling me we never draft a top defenseman. I'll say it again: From a depth of our franchise, it's probably an area that we lack, but I'm not going to waver. If we get to the 11th pick . . . and a guy that we like best is a forward, that's who we're going to draft."