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Originally Posted by Gaskal
2013 had all the hype, but 2014 is sneakily proving to be very deep in that first round. Just look at the sheer amount of names in there that have turned out to be NHL regulars later in the round.
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I thought that 2014's deal was that it lacked top end talent, not that it wasn't very deep. Like even the top tier forwards (Reinhart, Draisaitl, Bennett) were all thought of as having a career projection topping out at good 2nd liners. But there was still a lot of quality middle tier to be had.
But it is always hard to remember because the hype distorts expectations so much in the run up to the draft. The earlier in the year projections all seem to turn into "OMG! So much amazing talent! Get excited about these can't miss future stars!". So it is hard to delineate the more realistic draft previews from the shameless hype show.