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Originally Posted by Beninho
Gambling with first and 2nd round picks is gonna get you burned in the long run, especially when your team is barely proven. History has proven that shipping out draft picks, especially first and seconds will come back to haunt you. It already seems that way with the second for Elliott, that pick was used to get Jordan Kyrou... look at the Preds getting Tolvanen at 30. Just not a good strategy by Treliving
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We agree that firsts should be protected and rarely dealt. But 2nds are actually good currency in terms of the quality of player you can get relative to the chances you hit with the pick. That's why they get dealt so much.
My observation would be that a healthy approach to the draft should be
- Rarely trade your first
- Make sure you have enough bullets in the chamber from the 2nd on.
Looking back and cherry picking solid 2nd round picks isn't a good way of looking at the benefits and risks of those picks. The value should be based on the overall chances of landing a quality player with that pick.