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BACKCHECK!!! · 04-30-2013, 03:21 AM

Go back through some drafts from the last 15 years or so.

Look at all the players the Flames drafted in each year. Then look at the kid on the cover of the Hockey News draft preview. And ask yourself who you would rather have.

Patrik Kane, or Mikael Backlund, Kieth Aulie, John Negrin, Mickey Renaud, and CJ Severyn?

The vast majority of the time, NHL teams draft one quality NHLer, and a bunch of scrubs every year.

All your picks for 1st overall? Most of the time, that will end up being trading one quality NHLer and a bunch of scrubs for an All-Star.

I'd do it every year, rather than pretend that we're realistically going to draft multiple impact players that are so good they cant be had via UFA.

04-30-2013, 03:21 AM	#40
BACKCHECK!!! First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TEXAS!! Exp:	Go back through some drafts from the last 15 years or so. Look at all the players the Flames drafted in each year. Then look at the kid on the cover of the Hockey News draft preview. And ask yourself who you would rather have. Patrik Kane, or Mikael Backlund, Kieth Aulie, John Negrin, Mickey Renaud, and CJ Severyn? The vast majority of the time, NHL teams draft one quality NHLer, and a bunch of scrubs every year. All your picks for 1st overall? Most of the time, that will end up being trading one quality NHLer and a bunch of scrubs for an All-Star. I'd do it every year, rather than pretend that we're realistically going to draft multiple impact players that are so good they cant be had via UFA. __________________ I am a lunatic whose world revolves around hockey and Oilers hate.