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Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan
Weisbrod is praising him as the next Joe Nieuwendyk lol, I think what transpired had a lot to do with Jbouw and the inability to move him. There was an incredible amount of smoke around him and I think the flames were hoping to get a 2nd rounder and a prospect/younger player for him. Had they done that, they may have taken a Ceci at 14 and tried to trade up to an early 2nd rounder (if they didint get that from Jbouw) to get Jankowski there.
They are saying candidly they had his namepatch on his jersey before the draft today, in the end, it really doesnt matter if we got him at 21 or 33, it's whether our belief in him is warranted. Time will tell.
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There really was not much smoke around Bouwmeester at all. He was never asked to waive his no trade clause, there was really no legitimate rumors thrown out there about any possible deal. They talked about how they knew that 3 other teams would've selected him in the 1st round, so clearly that was not the case.