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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
2nd round picks have a lot more value than you think both in the draft and in trades.
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According to Michael Schuckers’ 2011 data, the average 2nd-round draft pick plays about 200 NHL games. The exact averages by draft position range from 175 for the #60 pick to 255 for #31.
Whereas if Baertschi refused to re-sign with the Flames, the number of future NHL games he would play for them would be zero.