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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
I think you over-estimate the value of a late first pick. Looking at the last three drafts, these are all the Flames late (picked 15th or later) first round picks for the last 20 years:
22 Emile Poirier
28 Morgan Klimchuk
21 Mark Jankowski
23 Tim Erikson
25 Greg Neimsz
24 Mikael Backlund
26 Leland Irving
26 Matt Pelech
24 Kris Chucko
So, they landed one in nine late first round picks. The rest were marginal players or complete busts.
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Isn't that more of an indictment of a single team's drafting record over the years than any proof that bottom half of the 1st round is overvalued? Clearly top 15 picks are more valuable but plenty of really good players get taken after.