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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I think there is a difference depending on the round. If you are drafting someone in the first round, I think you need to have confidence in signing him because if you can't and have to trade them, you probably aren't going to get equal or more value. But even then it is a risk assessment. The Blues and Caps drafted two front talents (Tarasenko and Kuznetzov) who only dropped because of the Russian factor. That paid off huge.
But in other rounds, I think it matters less, and in fact it is opportunity to draft guys with high potential that may be dropping due to the "russian" or "college" factors. And if you have to trade them, you probably still get good value.
In the case of Fox, I think they got way more value from that pick than what is typical of a 3rd. So for me it's a win.
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Good comments and I can see that. I think it worked out for the Flames too in some ways, but having Fox in the lineup would likely have been a greater advantage. You're better off having those young cost controlled players in your lineup rather than trading them away, especially when you look at our lineup and wanting to improve it.