Nice excel graph there.
Biggest thing I took from those Hunter Smith clips though is his skating does look like it needs work and he doesn't seem sturdy on his feet. Bit worrisome but hopefully doesn't prevent him from becoming an effective player for the Flames. It was also a couple very short clips so I guess I shouldn't really make any judgements just based on that.
As for all these averages and statistics people are bringing up they are all irrelevant really. You could say 80% of starting goalies are selected in the 7th round. Does that mean selecting Price 5th overall would be dumb or a mistake? Were drafting individual players in individual drafts. While the stats might give a general idea of how things happen on average they don't always happen that way. You have to draft according to the specific players in the specific draft. Basing your picks on statistics from other drafts seems stupid. Some people would say don't draft dmen high they are riskier look at Erik Johnson. Dmen aren't the issue, Erik Johnson is the issue. Ekblad looks amazing. So while I might have even preferred the Flames go after a dman with the Mason McDonald pick the scouts obviously felt that Mason McDonald was the most valuable player still available. Same goes for Hunter Smith.
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