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Originally Posted by New Era
So much wrong in that article. First, Mangiapane is not a cohort of any of those players identified. Hiw many of those guys were passed over being drafted/selected in the junior or college ranks? How many of them were passed over in their first draft? This means teams passed on him at least a dozen times before he was selected by the Flames in the 6th round of his second edible draft. Not a single player mentioned in that article can say that. Again, that stacks up against the player.
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Incidentally, the same author makes a case that second-time draft eligibles have a higher rate of becoming successful late round picks in the NHL.
http://flamesnation.ca/2016/7/11/dia...te-talent-late
History kind of contradicts the core premise of your little rant.