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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
More than half of ALL second rounders will bust, regardless of whether they are goalies or skaters. Heck some years half or more than half of the first round busted. The draft is inherently risky.
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To add to this: One of the reason why goalies appear to be inherently more risky as draft picks is because there are so few of them in the first place, vying for only 60 NHL jobs each season. Comparitively speaking, the NHL employs a basic platoon of around 210 defensemen, and 390 forwards. I expect that relatively speaking, the number of goalie successes and busts in the draft is actually fairly comparable to skaters.