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Originally Posted by Vulcan
No matter how it turns out, yeah, I think it was a stupid pick for the Flames who need to gather solid assets, not some pie in the sky dream by a couple of guys who want to show they're smarter than the rest.
You've been drinking too much Feaster cool-aide and have you never heard of the expression, 'You don't gamble with scared money'. You don't have nothing to lose unless you don't have nothing.
As for it being a weak draft, I count 17 players that already have NHL games in, including Girgensons who Buffalo drafted with our 14th pick.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2012e.html |
Who cares if a player has already played in the NHL from that draft. A guy like Girgensons played in the AHL 1 year and now NHL, stats wise he hasn't done anything to warrant being in the NHL nor was he an offensive force in the AHL. Its not about being first to the NHL, its about being successful and being an impact player once you are in the NHL. If it takes Jankowski 4-5 years post draft to make the NHL who cares...the Flames are rebuilding and need to develop their prospects versus icing a team of 19/20 year olds. The only prospects making an impact at an early age are Hertl, Matta and somewhat Ceci. All guys in their draft years had knocks on them. I remember reading on countless reports that Matta had red flags on his hockey sense. Ceci really broke out the year after being drafted. For Hertl there were a few reports saying his skating was his weakness.
I love how everyone is a "super scount" a couple years after a draft and says they should have taken x player when they truly had no idea who that player even was a few years ago.