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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Of course you can.
We all knew what the choice was right when that pick was made: Go for the risky Russian prospect whose stock had fallen from high first round pick to third rounder, or go for a 'safer' pick.
A lot of people wanted the risky Russian. But history has shown that Sutter made the right choice. More accurately, given there were obviously many other players that could have been picked, Sutter made a better choice than he would have with Kabanov.
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We knew that Reinhart was a higher likelyhood to make the NHL at the time of the draft. We knew that Krill had a much higher ceiling and much lower probability of making it.
The fact that Krill didn't make it and Reinhart will be a 4th/maybe 3rd line player doesn't change anything to the basis of which pick you make. The most likely result was both busting out, followed by Reinhart making it and Krill busting. That one of the two most likely scenarios occured doesn't change the original debate.