Personally I've never bought much into what a draft is or isn't, and I think that it pretty much the majority of the time comes down to development unless it's a generational talent like Crosby.
But even then... I still have faith that the Flames may have squashed what he became.
It's how a team develops a guy in my mind. The difference in skill for a lot of these guys is usually pretty small outside of the top 5 picks. Everyone can play the game at an elite level but can everyone learn the work ethic, determination, bulk up properly, practice enough, etc. etc. to get to that next level and make an impact at that next level. And does the organization put these people into jobs that they can succeed.
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