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Old 03-29-2024, 10:49 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus View Post
The one that gets me is Panarin, some scouts had him as high as a 2nd rounder but no one drafted him thinking he would never leave Russia, if there's ever one to waste a 7th round pick on it was him.

This is literally what the Flames did back in the '80s. If there was somebody decent that they weren't sure would come over, they used a late pick on them to grab their NHL rights just in case.
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