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Originally Posted by New Era
I think you're kidding yourself if you think you know what we have on the blueline with our prospects at this point. Shea Weber wasn't even in the conversation of being the best defenseman heading into his draft class. Chara wasn't even in the top 20. You never know how good a player is until they reach their potential and many of our guys haven't hit that point yet. Saying with certainty that our defensive prospects are weak is as stupid as saying Weber or Chara were studs from the minute they were drafted. Both of these guys had huge improvements after they were drafted and after they entered the league. They grew into the players they are. Our guys could very well do the same.
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No, we don't know. So we have to rely on probability. And our prospects are no more likely to defy probability than all of our rivals in the NHL, no matter how optimistic we are about them. If our guys can see huge improvement's after they're drafted, so can Colorado's prospects, and Edmonton's prospects, and San Jose's prospects.
Play the odds. Acquire more picks. Hope for higher picks. Expect a lot of busts - that's the norm. Be patient.