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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The idea of "back yard" doesn't really matter. Players are so heavily scouted there's very little advantage in being close to a player.
Tampa passed on Point twice, picking two guys that played 0 NHL games combined.
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Don’t disagree with the point (pardon the pun) but that was our big is good era. We picked Hunter Smith in the second round, a guy who had one assist in 30 games in his draft year. I would be content if we never drafted a forward over 6’3 ever again, as irrational as that rule may sound.