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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
That's your hope. Prospects typically look better the closer to the draft the evaluation is done.
If it takes 5 years, you should be evaluating drafts where 5 years have elapsed.
2003-One NHLer. Phaneuf
2004-Three borderline NHLers. Boyd, Prust, Pardy
2005-Zero after 5 years.
2006-Next season will be 5 years for this draft. Do you think any players will be ready to step into the NHL next season? It sure doesn't look like it.
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Kiprusoff, good pick or terrible pick because it took him till about 28 or so before he finally got the starting job. Ryan must have been a bust because the 2nd overall pick took forever before he became a full time NHLer. Bertuzzi took a long time to get into his groove and Penner wasn't in the NHL till 24.
Bourque didn't play till he was pretty old and hasn't done much till his late 20's.
Drafts take years to unfold.