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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I don't really understand your logic. They obviously had Jankowski somewhere close to their top 10 and ahead of Teravainen. There was no need to adapt since they liked Jankowski better.
Not sure what you mean about getting cute with the pick or thinking they are more clever. They made their list and picked the guy they thought would be the best NHLer down the road. Jankowski was hard to project because he wasn't playing at a high level. Much like Chucko and Zajac who were playing in the BCHL when they were drafted. Obviously the Flames felt comfortable projecting him as a top two line centre with size, skill and speed.
What is really weird is when fans get fixated on a certain prospect that we passed up. Have you seen a ton of Teravainen? Why do you think he'll be so much better than Jankowski? Have you ever seen Jankowski? If you haven't seen much of either guy then I'm not sure why your opinion is so strong.
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Agreed.
Each team has a list - so there are no surprises. They don't get surprised when a guy drops, because that guy would be on their list where they value him. So there is never any reason to go "OMG! Tervainen dropped - we never even thought that could happen - so what do we do now?".
The only list that matters is the one the team has.