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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I think Carroll is decent, I just don't see why they didn't sign him at the dev camp last year when he was there instead of using a pick on him this year, or sign him after the draft itself as it was unlikely that he would've been picked after us. Seems like a minor misuse of an asset.
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I remember that question being asked to Treliving (I think?) after the draft. If I remember correctly they drafted him because they didn't want to risk losing him to another teams development camp.
In my opinion, seventh round picks are such longshots that if you do still see a player you do think has NHL potential, you should draft them even if it's a little inefficient. I don't know what the success rate is for seventh round picks, but it's probably around 2 of the 30 picks that turn into NHL players, so I think it's worth it to be a little inefficient if it allows you to draft one of them. Drafting a player that never suits up in the nhl is the most likely outcome of a seventh rounder, and it's also the least efficient imo.