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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The Flames have done well picking in the second round....this isn't a second round pick.
If they package this with their own pick to get into the second round and draft another Dube or Anderson that's awesome. But it's also a big if.
Maybe this pick will be the savior...I'm not ruling it out. But the way people crow about this pick...sounds like they are banking on it. I'll need more time to crown this pick a champion that's all.
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It's still a bit unfair to limit the analysis to recent drafts when looking at the outcomes of 3rd round+ picks. Those pics are typically not NHL ready, hence why they get taken in later rounds.
I do agree, it's far from a sure thing. The odds of a 3rd round pic becoming an NHLer are probably around 1/6. The idea is that you get enough of them and play the odds, and when they pay off it's a huge win.
The thing with this Lucic/Neal trade is that it was such a garbage for garbage trade, that anything positive coming out of it has relatively large value. Meanwhile, Oilers fans have been going on about the trade like they won the lottery.