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Originally Posted by Vulcan
1. I haven't anointed Baertschi as a star yet although he looks promising, he didn't live up to the expectations of this board last year.
2.We've had other picks star in the World juniors and not amount to a lot.
3.Wotherspoon looks good, but lets wait to see how he handles pro hockey. He may turn out to be the best of the bunch though.
4. Gaudreau is interesting but it's still a toss up if he'll ever play in the NHL.
5. Brossoit has easily passed his test in the WHL but goalies are a crap shoot.
I don't want to be a pessimist but we've been just as gung ho for other drafts and few turn out. I really hope they all do great but I'm not ready to call it a great draft until I see some results.
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People have been saying in here that we can't judge the past two drafts yet. Yes what they do in the NHL is what matters, but almost all our picks over those drafts have shown significant progression in their development. That gives some of us here a reason for optimism.