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Originally Posted by trackercowe
There is very little skill involved in drafting sure thing #1 overall picks imo. Just like Ray Sherro drafting Crosby; everyone and their mother would have taken Nash, so I wouldn't give MacLean any praise for doing that.
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Actually, Nash wasn't the consensus #1 at all.
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It was widely expected that Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, long tipped as the top prospect of the class of 2002, would be selected with the pick.
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/...aft020622.html