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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Why is that? The "conventional wisdom" pick of last years draft at #6 was Monahan. Could you imagine if Feaster went off the board again and picked some relatively unknown kid, while Monahan fell to the Oilers? So why is it ok for Feaster to go off the board with the 2012 pick, when the conventional pick is already in the NHL on a very good Penguins team? Plus Maatta is a defenceman, which the Flames are sorely lacking in their development system
I never liked the Jankowski pick from the start, this just makes it worse
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For me, it's because #6 and #21 are totally different positions. Once you start hitting the mid teens, picks start becoming more of a crapshoot. I have no problems with the Flames risking the 21st overall pick on a high risk high reward pick, but I'd have a problem if they did it at #6.