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Originally Posted by Bingo
I have less debate on Valimaki as I think he's done nothing but great things since his draft day.
But if he was a blue chipper I still don't see him going 16th overall. People have suggested the reason he fell to Calgary is the "good at all, not great at anything" monicker which I think is unfair and will be proven wrong
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Still too much reliance on draft position in your argument IMO. Would you have used that argument against Erik Karlsson? He went 15th. Would you have used that argument against Brent Burns? He went after 16. I'm not saying Valimaki is those guys but I'm using those examples to show that draft position is fairly irrelevant to blue chip status or not. Endless all stars and top pairing dmen went after 15. Shea Weber and Duncan Keith went in the 2nd. So I don't see why Valimaki going 16th means he cannot be a blue chipper. Especially when the Flames said they had him higher. IMO his draft position argues FOR blue chip status not against it. Flames had him top 11 in a decent draft year. Are you trying to suggest only defencemen taken top 5 are blue chip? Cause that is silly and we both know it. I dunno I really don't understand your argument that him going 16th means he isn't a bluechipper. I think most defencemen taken top 20 in decent draft years are blue chippers until they show bust trends.
Why can't a guy who went 16th be a blue chip prospect? What does it even mean then? Was Dylan Larkin not a blue chip prospect after being drafted? How about Kyle Connor? Matt Barzal?