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Originally Posted by Textcritic
To be clear, players that do not pan out should not be looked at as "wasted picks," especially since the vast majority of every team's draft choices will not become NHL regulars. Even if Parson's carves out a NHL career in the short term, the team should and will continue to draft goalies every year—along with players from every other position—because they need to ensure that there is a steady stream of available talent in the pipeline.
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I think the poster is referring to trading draft picks to acquire veteran goalies that don't end up in our long term plans. Brian Elliott.
But also would be nice not to spend 2nd round picks on goalies for next few years.