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GioforPM · 03-03-2015, 02:27 PM

I generally agree that you don't draft goalies in the first. And especially with an early first. One part of it is fan expectation - they want to see the high draft picks play asap, and goalies are the slowest to develop most of the time. And IMO the threat of a bust is way bigger.

03-03-2015, 02:27 PM	#328
GioforPM Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springbank Exp:	I generally agree that you don't draft goalies in the first. And especially with an early first. One part of it is fan expectation - they want to see the high draft picks play asap, and goalies are the slowest to develop most of the time. And IMO the threat of a bust is way bigger.