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Originally Posted by getbak
About 30% of all the players in the NHL are American. It would be insane to say you'll never draft an American because you had a couple bad experiences.
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Yeah imagine taking out 1/3 of the pool and drafting inferior players?
You're better off drafting an American who has said he won't play in Canada if he's better than the next choice. Better to have the asset and move it then consistently drafting lesser players and having less asset value.