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Originally Posted by sketchyt
I don't think people are devaluing the pick... I was just doing it to point out someone's brain dead black/white argument that Lazar has to become a 20 goal scorer for the trade to be a win.
I think people are valuing Lazar. It's a gamble, but he's a first round pedigree player with low cost, high upside, and a non-Yakupov attitude.
If your argument is that 2nd round picks can be used as currency to add to trades to acquire players then I agree with that too. The Flames have proven to use this strategy as well (ie. Dougie Hamilton).
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I guess I haven't been convinced by the posters here and the talk about the value of the pick makes it sound worse for someone like me who doesn't know Lazar. And the word from Ottawa while encouraging in some ways still just sounds like the age-old argument about whether a prospect is a bust or just misused by the coach and the team. Usually it's the latter.
But for sure Flames actually values their picks and genuinely believe in Lazar. I don't doubt that.