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Originally Posted by FAN
How do you figure the 2012 first round looks very weak? That first round probably has more first round draftees seeing NHL action the year they are drafted than in most drafts. And Feaster was willing to give up a first this year for ROR so he is willing to trade a 1st in a year with a strong crop.
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3 guy stuck through the entire season. That's not particularly high. The top end of the draft is weak - Yakupov, Murray, are poor top 2 picks relative to most years.
And the drop off after the top few guys is significant. Guys drafted in the teens either have limited upside (Forsberg, Ceci, etc) or holes in their game (Tervanien). Some first rounders had bad enough years that already their first round selections are being questioned.
Proof will be in the pudding - but I think we will all find out that it was a BAD draft.