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Originally Posted by Jay Random
That was indeed a stacked team. Their record that year was 52-14-6. Two of the players ahead of Iginla in scoring were Darcy Tucker and Shane Doan.
However, I don't think Huska ever played much on a line with Iginla. Iginla's regular centre was Hnat Domenichelli. The Flames eventually traded for Domenichelli because they thought he would have chemistry with Iginla at the NHL level, too. Oops.
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Jarome Iginla also took a very similar trajectory to Tij. He started his draft season unranked in various prospect rankings and finished the season ranked 15th OA, at least according to THN. Dallas of course drafted him higher at #11 OA, but there aren't too many people who wouldn't go back in time and draft him 1st OA that draft.
Trajectory means so much when trying to figure out players that age, because you are trying to project where they will be in a couple of years. Often it is preferable to take a prospect ranked say #15 who has been moving up consistently with a late top 10 pick than a player who just sort of hovered around the 10-15 spot all year.
Obviously every team has their internal rankings and don't rely on independent scouting services, but I tend to believe they are relatively consistent with just a few devations.