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Originally Posted by krazycanuck
With any draft you have to take the best player available. At the time Yakupov was the consensus number 1. The problem was he's a redundant player on the Oilers. If they had any sense they should have traded away that pick for someone to address their real needs. Now they're stuck with a few good young forwards and no prospects who can play great defense or stop a puck.
Too many hot dogs, not enough buns.
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Actually he was far from a consensus #1.
I know the Leafs had Morgan Rielly #1.
I know the Flames had Alex Galchenyuk #1.
Seems like Columbus could've had Murray #1.
Wouldn't surprise me if we learned a bunch of other teams didn't have Yakupov #1.
Some years there is a consensus #1. That year was not one of them.