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Originally Posted by flamesgod
Ya, except the example you used is a very poor one. Only Tkachuk ended up being a top tier player at his position. While I liked both Monahan and Bennett, neither were close to being top tier players at their positions. That leaves a top tier undrafted d-man (Giordano), a 4th round top tier LW Gaudreau, and a 6th overall top tier LW\RW Tkachuk. Then you have a great trade, bringing in Hanifin and Lindholm.
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In his first few years Monahan was absolutely looking like a top tier first line player. Unfortunately his injuries caught up with him. Doesn't change the fact that he was a really good pick at #6 overall, and initially was on a trajectory to being a really good player long term.
Bennett was whatever, but I'm not suggesting every pick is a home run. I'm suggesting you deliberately give yourself the highest odds of landing franchise changing players. Or I guess you could keep praying for miracles, like the Flames and some fans keep doing.
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