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Originally Posted by polak
Which was my reaction to someone writing off a 2nd as a guaranteed Wahl or Ramholt.
2nd rounders develop into solid players all of the time. Probably more often than reclamation projects turning out actually.
Funny how now that the Flames traded their 2nd, it has little value but when the speculation was happening before the deadline no one wanted to part with it for anything.
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Ok polak
Which 2nd rounder from Lazar's draft year do you see as being a solid player?
Chris Bigras?
Jacob De La Rose?
Laurent Dauphin?
Steven Santini?
Nicolas Petan?
Nick Sorensen?
Gustav Olofsson?
Justin Bailey?
Artturi Lehkonen?
William Carrier?
Tyler Bertuzzi?
Zach Sanford?
Some big names up there...out of them the only guy who may make it out as solid is Fucale, and he's a goalie and still far from the NHL.
Monahan has over double the points than all 2nd rounders of 2013 combined...
In fact the whole 2nd round of 2013 has scored a grand total of 70 points so far.
You know who's ahead of all the 2nd rounders of 2013? Lazar
And 2013 was considered a strong draft, 2017 could be the worst in 20 years. Chances of a solid player coming out of the 2nd round this year are fairly slim, let alone Calgary drafting him. And the Flames likely being in a playoffs spot this year, it would be a mid-late 2nd rounder too.
What's this obsession with draft picks? We have guys like Poirier and Klimchuk who were first rounders and may never turn out, but want to play the lotto again for a guy that may pan out in 4-5 years? Our rebuild is mostly over now, draft picks are no longer as desirable as they were in prior years. Lazar is closer to being an effective player, even as a longshot than any 2017 2nd rounder.