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Originally Posted by _Q_
Went with Horak again simply because I think he's already at where Klimchuk/Poirier project to be.
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all three to be better than Horak currently is..... bigger jump for klimchuk and Poirer than Horak.
People tend to make light or not realize how exceptional Horak has done to date... from the 2009 draft he is #22 in NHL games played (81) ..... only 16 guys drafted in the First round have more NHL games than him.
Not too much of a stretch to say that Horak would have been a good pick at #17-20 in that first round.
Backlund chosen #24 in 2007 has 170 NHL games which puts him at 19th spot in games played from that draft.
Baertschi picked #13 is 12th in games played from the 2011 draft class.