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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
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.
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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.