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Originally Posted by butterfly
I hope the league’s mindset stays as is for as long as possible to maximize the amount of time that market inefficiencies exist.
Again, the old guard will do old guard things and the smart people will be taking advantage of them.
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They are also trying to capitalize on inefficiencies in who they pick, which you can do if you have an butt load of picks.
They draft a lot of players out of Russia, particularly the last few years:
- 5 last year (out of 10 picks)
- 4 in 2022 (out of 7 picks)
And then they draft small skilled players. You can't have a team of small players but you also only need 1 or 2 of these to hit.
- In 2023 their first 3 picks were all <6 feet including Jaydon perron at 5'9. And then they grabbed Timur Mukhanov, generously listed as 5'8 at 163.
I love what they do. Stockpile picks so you can take bigger swings with them. I wish the Flames would do the same.