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Originally Posted by polak
I don't care. It's a 2nd round pick.
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Here are ~8 years worth of the Flames 2nd round picks. 3rd round in years where we didn't have a 2nd. (Which is fair analysis...because people keep saying this year's 2nds are like 3rds).
Not including the last two years because it's too early to make a call on them.
People are grossly over-estimating what a late 2nd round pick in a poor draft really can become! (Note: this also depicts that the Flames had some bad drafts AND that Sutter really liked to trade his 2nd round picks!)
2005 Gord Baldwin 0GP (3rd)
2006 John Armstrong 0GP (3rd)
2007 John Negrin 3GP (3rd)
2008 Mitch Wahl 0 GP
2009 Ryan Howse 0 GP (3rd)
2010 Max Reinhart 23 GP
2011 Markus Granlund 163 GP
2012 Patrick Sieloff 1 GP
2013 Keegan Kanzig 0 GP (3rd round, after Klimchuk and Poirer in 1st w/ 0 GP)
2014 Mason McDonald and Hunter Smith 0 GP
I would take a flier over Lasar over any of those players minus MAYBE Granlund. And obviously Lasar is 4 years ahead of some kid who's still 17 right now!!