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Originally Posted by Pointman
That's exactly the point. Feaster openly gambled on Weisbrod&co being smarter than seven other organizations. Nobody knows how it will turn out, but it's risky to say the least.
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Every draft pick relies on you gambling to be smarter than other teams. Filip Forsberg slipped to 9, Grigorenko to 12, Teravainen to 18, Gaunce to 26.
When we picked Chucko, and Pelech, nobody knew who these guys were or why we picked them. Was Kris Chucko ever going to be a top 6 forward? No. Was Pelech going to be Regehr 2.0? Maybe if he'd stayed healthy, but he was already having trouble with that.
There's a very clear reason why Feaster and co valued Jankowski so much; they think they got a top-10 talent that they need to wait an extra year for. Good on them for thinking outside the box, addressing a dire need, and picking up an extra 2nd.