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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Ashasx I think you just personally overvalue a certain type of player, the more flashy dynamic type that puts up lots of points.
Guys like Kanzig, Smith, etc are never going to impress you because you don't value strong bottom pairing or 3rd or 4th line guys. You think that you should always be drafting for top end skill and not to fill a lineup.
What you are missing though is that the really good teams do a great job of drafting and developing those guys, as well as the top 9 players.
L.A. has done it with guys like Clifford (2nd), King (4th), Nolan (7th) , Lewis (1st).
Chicago with guys like Bickell (2nd), Shaw (5th), Bolland (2nd) , Hjalmarsson (4th).
And plenty of others examples on teams like the Rangers, and Bruins.
The issue is that for you if a guy like Kanzig, or Smith, who likely tops out as a 3rd liner or a bottom pairing d-man is waste of a 2nd or 3rd round pick, when really it's not the case.
I tend to agree with goalies but the Flames did have an organizational need and MacDonald was seen as one of the best in his age group, so it might be a strategic pick to get him there. If you were to flip the Hickey and MacDonald picks I am sure you would have no issue with it but unlikely they could take Hickey at 2 and MacDonald at 3.
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You seem to be ignoring the fact that 3rd and 4th line guys are a dime a dozen and that there are players in the AHL that could step up right now and be just as effective as most of them.
I'm not saying players like that are not important. They are and they serve a role.
What I'm saying is that using a 2nd round pick on the OFF CHANCE that AT BEST he becomes a guy like that, is a waste. Most early picks who end up playing that role do so because they didn't live up to their potential and are relegated to bottom 6 minutes.