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Originally Posted by blankall
So you're saying we should pass at the opportunity to have an already established player to take the lottery chance of having a really good player? I could make the same argument about guys that we are likely to offer sheet. A 21 year old 2nd pairing d-man, could develop into a top pairing d-man. A 21 year old forward with 50 points, could develop into a 70 point guy. If anything, the odds of a 21 year old with significant accomplishments, developing into a star far exceed those of picking a star in the 2nd or 3rd round.
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The teams that drafted and developed those 21-year-olds are going to have a good read on whether they're likely to make that jump. And they simply aren't going to give up on the guys they think will develop into a top-pairing d-man or 70 point guy.
So that strategy would be a good way to fill out the roster with NHL players. But it's not going to help you hit a home run and bring in a guy who can be part of the core of an elite team.