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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah but when Maatta was sitting right there and was a consensus better prospect it's a little hard to swallow. People wonder why some teams are always good and some always bad and that's a perfect example when a needy team like the Flames pass on the better prospect for a reach and a good team like the Penguins is all too happy to take the better prospect. Things like this are why there's always separation between good and bad organizations.
Best think Flames fans can do now is just be patient and hope that in three or four years he breaks out as a best case scenario. If he doesn't and is a bust as least the architect of that pick is no longer with the organization so we don't have to worry about Weisbrod inflicting any more damage to the organization.
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No, the difference between the good team Penguins and the bad team Flames is Crosby and Malkin, who basically fell in their laps after years of embarrasment.
You're making it sound like teams don't go off the concensus board all the time, especially after the first 7-8 picks.
What's your opinion on Poirer and Shinkaruk pick? Concensus said there's better prospect in Shinkaruk sitting their but we went off the board and took Poirer?
Matta was passed over by several teams just like Shinkaruk was. Not to mention Matta hasn't won the Norris or anything close to declare him the better prospect right now. He's in a good situation on a winning team. Don't forget couple years back Del Zotto, Gardiner etc were looking great. As a dman doesn't take look great one year and really bad the next.
Like you said lets wait and see how this plays out. Far too early.