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Originally Posted by Royle9
.566 with a very streaky season thus far.
I wouldn't say they're a lock to make it, Good chances maybe. But its not about making it, its about being good enough to make an impact/taking a deep run.
There are tons of examples of "Slam dunk" 1st rounders who don't amount to much of what they were hyped to be in the NHL, are you honestly certain the guys going to become a star all of a sudden?
Yakupov - Slam dunk 1st overall
Ryan Murray - Slam dunk 1st overall
Galchenyuk - Slam dunk top 3
Griffin Reinhart - 4th o/a
Gudbrandson - 3rd o/a
Puljujarvi - 4th o/a
Dal Colle - 5th o/a
Zacha - 6th o/a
Joulevi - 5th o/a
Bennett - 4th o/a - Ranked #1 N.A draft pick
This happens all the time, just because the guy was drafted 1st O/A doesnt mean he's going to be an NHL superstar. Now take into account he's been giving 3 years of development with top line minutes and talent on a pretty strong team. People drove Bennett out of town for much less lol and now all of a sudden we want to gamble 1st round picks and likely more quality assets for this guy?
Yikes.
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The Flames are integrating a new core at the top of their roster and have faced a tough schedule. When you are trading your 1st in this scenario it is about making it so the pick you deal is not a top 10 pick.
The 1st 4 players on your list are from a draft over a decade ago that was truly the worst of the past 10 years. Ryan Murray and Yakupov are the same class and you day both were slam dunk 1st overall when they were debated as 1-2 neither was a lock.
If you can get a 21 year old former 1st overall pick a mid pick in the 1st round then it should be done but it will likely take more than that. Lafreniere is getting 1st line minutes over Panarin and Kreider who are LW that slot higher than him in NY? Bennett was certainly not ran out of town for less. Lafreniere outscored any season Bennett had as a Flame last year albeit by a small margin. Bennett had 5 straight years where he couldn’t match his rookie totals and we somehow ran him out of town for less?
What often happens is top picks that don’t do well on the team that drafted them find their offensive game on a new team. Lindholm, Bennett, Strome, Turris are quick examples off the top of my head