Looking back at all drafts since 2000 this certainly seems to be the weakest of the bunch; so it's not very likely that we would have got an impactful player no matter who we chose.
I still wish we had just used the pick at 14 instead of trading down, it wasn't a particularly smart decision considering the state of the organization and the strength of the draft class.
That being said, Janko has progressed this year and just might become a 3rd or 4th line Center. There's only a handful of really good players in this draft, so if we end up getting any NHL players at all, it will be a bonus.
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