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Originally Posted by mikephoen
Again, yes. You're trading for a players that are fully developed or very close to ready instead of a player who is a long shot. Let other teams do all the development work. There are decent goalies on the trade market at all times.
It's just math to me. A few years ago I did a bunch of research on how often a draft pick becomes a player. A skater picked from 31 to 45 has about a 29% chance of becoming a 'real' NHL player (which I defined as 300+ games played). A goalie picked from 31 to 45 had around an 18% chance of playing 100 NHL games.
From the sounds of it, we got the best goalie prospect available this year. I really hope he becomes a star for us. I just think the math is better that one of the best available remaining dmen has a higher chance of being an NHL player.
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That is all well and good - and valid.
However, there is also the fact that market conditions ebb and flow. One year, no one takes goalies until the 4th round, another year, it starts in the 1st round. You have to be cognizant of that and react accordingly.
Also, goaltending was a definite source of concern this year with only 3 legitimate prospects in the entire system. They wanted to make sure they got their guy.
And, even though my general rule is no goalies before the 3rd round,I have absolutely no problem with that.