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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Outside of the first round, draft picks are the most overrated asset in hockey. I'd be disappointed if all we got was a 2nd round pick. I'd prefer to make a hockey trade and get a depth defenseman, but someone with a bit of term and not a rental.
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MacT, is that you?
Being able to draft well OUTSIDE the first round is a must if you want to be succesfull. Look at the Red Wings (Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Tatar, Nyquist..), Bruins (Lucic, Bergeron - 2nd round, Krejci - 3rd), Tampa... And the Flames appear to be good at it as well - Brodie, Johnny, Granlund, Ortio).
Picks certainly are very important.