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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
To everyone saying ‘OMG we could’ve picked Olli Maatta’, where exactly would he fit in on our defense?
On the second pairing, with Hamilton? That’d put Jokipakka at 5th.
I’m actually happier with Jyrki, because I think he has less of a chance to be picked in an expansion draft. Olli would beg gone for sure.
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At the time, during the 2012 draft, our defensive core was mediocre at best. We needed some young defencemen on our team, but things have changed dramatically since. That was why people wanted Maata.