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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
And they exited the 2012 draft with precisely the number of picks they had by default, with one selection in each of the draft's seven rounds. So your conclusion is not provable at this point in time.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
If Jankowski was the player we were targetting all along, then we actually got a free second rounder, which is an increase in value.
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I hate this argument and I disagree with it. It's no different than arguing Sutter didn't waste a 2nd round pick by trading away a 2nd round pick for garbage and "recouping" the pick by trading down in the draft. Every year, Sutter supposedly traded down to pick the guy he wanted all along too.
Moves should generally be viewed on a move by move basis with an awareness of the overall picture. Trading away 2nd round picks with the idea that you can always trade down in the 1st round to pick up an extra 2nd is not "balanced spending" (as opposed to deficit spending).
Let's not forget that Feaster is a guy with a history of trading draft picks himself. Don't think for a second Feaster is all that reluctant to trade away draft picks. Apparently, Weisbrod and Feaster considered trading last year's 1st until Weisbrod got a chance to see Jankowski play. Had Weisbrod not seen Jankowski play, the Flames might have traded away last year's 1st, along with last year's 2nd.