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Originally Posted by TheOnlyBilko
How can u say picking Hall over Seguin was bad drafting? Hall had literally JUST won his second straight Memorial Cup and Memorial Cup MVP award. Most mocks and scouts had Hall just above Seguin. Not all but most. Better then 60% of them. Even today Seguin and Hall are pretty darn even. Put Hall in Boston and then on this Dallas team the last few years and I bet he would have slightly better stats then a Tyler Seguin who was a Oiler. Hindsight is 20/20 but picking Hall over Seguin was hardly a huge blunder.
Edit-Didn't realize so many commented that this was not a bad drafting decision.
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I don't think taking Hall was bad drafting - it was a perfectly defensible decision. However, the weaknesses that he has as an NHLer were apparent as a junior player, and that is why some (including me) had Seguin ranked higher heading into the draft.
I didn't like Hall as a junior for the same reasons I don't like him now. He's a puck hog, doesn't make those around him better, is not a two way player and generally is a dummy.
Or to state more concisely: Derp.