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Originally Posted by Robbob
To add to this, the biggest problem with the Oilers rebuild is they have had next to nothing from other rounds. Missing on Plante and Riley in the first round was a set back. That is one of the reasons I think the flames will be able to right the ship earlier if players out of the first continue to progress (Brodie, Gaudreau, Seilof, Wotherspoon, Granlund).
If any can make the jump to a top 6 forward or top 4 Dmen that is the equivalent of adding first round talent at the end of the day IMO. Getting mulitple impact (NHL calibre) players out of one draft is one way to right the ship.
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Riley Nash played in the NHL some for Carolina last season. Not sure he's a miss. He just asked out like Erixon.
The Oilers do only have Petry from outside the second round, and he was taken before the "rebuild" started in 2006. Lander is supposed to start with the team which would make another. That isn't exactly uncommon though.
The STL Blues have only Ryan Reaves taken outside the first round since their rebuild started, and they have done alright.
After Boston hit pay dirt with Lucic, and Marchand in 2006 they haven't found a single player since.
I think you would be surprised at the number of teams that have had little to nothing from rounds 2-7 in the last 5 years. It'd be nice to mine some gold out of those rounds, but I don't think GM's can count on it.
You talk about Gaudreau, Seilof, Wotherspoon, and Granlund, but those chickens are far from hatched.