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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
Depends on whether you look at the most statistically probable upside, or the pie in the sky upside that happens once in a blue moon. In any case, this is not relevant to the current discussion, but it does bear pointing out that a case can be made that the Flames have recently drafted for safe floor/low celiing. Which maybe they’ve done again.
That said, it’s a lot more understandable to pick a safe but replaceable player at 28 in a weaker draft than at 16 in a very strong draft. I’d wager neither becomes an NHL regular.
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Are you talking about who they picked at 28 today? That’s certainly not a safe pick.