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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
How do you figure? This just flat out shows you had way to high of expectations on how quickly draft picks should become NHL ready IMO. If anything, our top draft picks from the past 5 years have progressed quicker then we should have expected.
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You should certainly develop a few sub top 10 picks quicker than 5 years every once and while unless you're drafting goalies with every pick. Somehow other teams manage to do it.
Top picks (let's say top 10) shouldn't even enter the equation when discussing development. Generally those guys are almost all ready for a shot within a year or two in today's NHL. Even some late first rounders have had a legitimate sniff of action within 3 years of drafting these days.