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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
This is getting ridiculous. Star forward?
This was a wasted pick because the Flames weren't aiming for a star forward with their 2nd round pick?
Why don't you enlighten us as to what potential star forward we missed out on (in your opinion) in the 2nd round that made this pick such a "waste"?
RW is a position of need for us all the way down the depth chart. Smith isn't going to turn into a top line or even 2nd line sniper... but to have a guy that big and physical who does have better than average hands and scoring would be a great return on that 2nd rounder even if he plays a secondary role for us in the future.
Acting like every 2nd round pick needs to turn into a "star" is complete nonsense.
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You can replace the word star forward with impact forward, valuable player.
It's semantics. What's getting ridiculous is how you focus in on one word and completely ignore the rest of my argument.
I never argued that a 2nd round pick needs to turn into the star. But you know what? It sure is nice Gaudreau and Brodie have turned into stars. You can't find young, impacts players like them often in free agency.
I'm not really saying anything new here.