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Originally Posted by dying4acup
While that might be true, players on their ELC are the GREATEST VALUE IN THE NHL.
The idea of keeping an 18yr old in the NHL without justification (ala edmonton) is the biggest sin.
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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
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.
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Originally Posted by gunnner
What an absolutely, positively, atrociously ridiculous statement. I think stockpiling picks, drafting well, and developing players has never been more important in the history of the NHL than it is today. Look at how unimportant free agency has become, most FA deals seem to backfire and turn into anchor contracts these days.
Rant over, Ill disappear again until Iginla is officially eliminated.
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Yes fans do get way too excited over picks. It doesn't matter if your team is the Red Wings, Oilers, Kings, or Flames, any guy drafted outside of the first round is more likely than not never going to be an impact NHLer.
That's just the way it is. Obviously because it's a crap shoot, it's better to throw more darts at the board so to speak, but there's nothing guaranteeing you'll get a bullseye with any of your picks.
Young NHL players or prospects that are on the cusp of cracking a line-up are in my opinion far superior to draft picks (outside the first round).