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Originally Posted by Poe969
Weber went 49th in the draft. That's a stat good enough for me. If anyone thought he'd be close to as good as he is, he probably would have gone in the top 5. The draft is a crapshoot because there are no real guarntee's, you have to take a chance on players and hope they'll pan out. The Flames lack that true #1 defensman and drafting defensemen seems to make the most sense.
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Beyond Weber:
Keith: 54th overall.
Subban: 43rd
Letang: 62nd
Yandle: 105
Kronwall: 29
Karlsson: 15
Chara: 56
Green: 29
Edler: 91
Girardi: undrafted
I'm sure there are many more examples. With forwards a much higher proportion are going to be former top 5 picks.