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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I have wondered if that's why they didn't take Gabe Perreault
But then again they did take Coronato.
I think you have to basically treat it like a risk factor and make decisions on that basis. But if you exclude all NCAA players, or Russian players you cut out a lot of the talent.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it factors in. If a player in the 1st round seems less enthusiastic or committed and has the college lever to pull, I think you avoid the risk other players available are similar in tier. For a later round, just go for it, who cares.
Conroy was talking a lot about how he wanted players who wanted to be be Calgary Flames, and I wouldn't at all be surprised if Honzek showed more enthusiasm about playing in Calgary compared to some of the other players available in that range.