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Originally Posted by manwiches
Isn't this what Edmonton has done for years?
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Not really. By in large they've spent their time drafting flashy scoring wingers and ignoring how to build a good hockey team.
Hall over Seguin
Yakupov over Galchenyuk and Murray
Paajarvi over Ellis, de Haan and Kulikov
The only time they picked "right", was RNH - but even then, they rushed RNH to the NHL and in hindsight did pass over a bonafide leader in Landeskog.
...I guess what I'm saying is that Edmonton really sucks at drafting and are even worse at developing. While they've been making the wrong choices with their 1st overall picks for years, their depth drafting has been even worse. So no...I'd say that's not what Edmonton has been doing.