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Originally Posted by New Era
How so? Scheifele was drafted top 10 and has maintained that position in production, being the 5th most productive player to date. If you're looking for a team that struck gold in the 2011 draft, look at the Chicago Blackhawks. They got Bandon Saad and Andrew Shaw in the 2nd and 5th rounds respectively, and both are top six for production from their draft. The Jets got the player you would hope to get drafting top 10.
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I get your point. But how many times did the Flames have to draft top 10 before they got a #1 centre out of it? Sure you're expected to find gold in the top 10 but it doesn't always pan out (Tkaczuk, Fata, Krahn, etc)
I think it's fair to say the Jets struck gold. There's enough busts and disappointments that are taken top 10 that getting a franchise centre still has to be considered a big success.