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Originally Posted by Jay Random
You said ‘99% of the time’. That's as close to never as makes no difference.
Actually, it's probably true that 99% of the time you look back on drafts and complain, because you seem to have this fantasy that a good GM never misses out on a player who will have a better career than the BPA on draft day.
Players don't develop at equal rates or hit their ceiling at predictable times, and nobody has a crystal ball.
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Scouts are paid to have a crystal ball, and the ones that do stand in the shadows of contenders and perennial playoff teams.
The Flames scouts find juuuust enough good players to stay completely mediocre.