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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Or maybe they legitimately valued him as a 2nd round pick. They had a name plate for him and were exploring trading up to get another 2nd to get him.
Boy you are miserable.
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Yeah, except we hear such statements every year. I believe Conroy was saying how he thought Jack Beck would've been a 2nd round pick if not for COVID. Jankowski was supposed to become a 1st line center etc.
The point is that the scouts, and management always get overly excited, and they always claim to get their guy, and a couple of gems along the way. I mean when was the last time we heard something along the lines of: "we really missed out on *insert name*"? We hear those stories 5-10 years after the draft, but never on draft day.
I don't think it makes a guy miserable to not buy into the mental gymnastics of we actually traded Toffoli for a 2nd instead of a 3rd. For me, the fact that fans need to try and spin the trade in a favorable manner shows it wasn't a very good trade for the organization. That said, I've moved on and hope both the players we got have success.