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Old 01-18-2014, 06:34 PM   #644
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For me history means squat.
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So you believe you can get an Ekblad in a late round, good luck.
You could get a Weber, a Chara, a Keith, a Lidstrom, a Subban, a Yandle, a Giordano, a Markov, a Streit...all outside of the 1st round. Out of all the Norris Trophy winners in the last decade (there were 6 individuals), 4 of them (66%) were drafted outside of the first round.

Now in comparison, out of the Hart Trophy winners in the last decade (all forwards), only 1 of the 8 (13%) was picked outside of the first round. 5 (63%) of them were picked in the Top 3.

Maybe history should mean something a little more to you after all.
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