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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
You get Hunter Smith in the 2nd rounds and later.
That’s why it’s better to go for skill players, what point is it to draft someone just because they are huge. You can’t teach skill. You can trade the skilled players for a bigger player later on.
Those big fast skilled guys are rare.
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No kidding that's what I said. They go early in the draft
But people want the Flames to get big and skilled players late ... Somehow.
They can only control one of those things - Drafting Big.
Big players drafted late occasionally turn out to be studs- Jamie Benn
You can teach skill to an extent - You can improve skating and shooting still at 18.
You can not teach someone to grow (although there are surgeries now!)
I do not remember a small skilled guy being drafted and growing 6 inches but I can certainly find examples of large guys 'becoming' skilled and outplaying their draft position.
I am not advocating for going size over skill - But if you want BOTH you better finish low in standings or draft later for size and attempt to develop - its the only way you get those guys