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Old 08-12-2025, 10:10 AM   #78
Jiri Hrdina
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Part of it is also being in a pick deficit for much of the last 20 years.

When you don't have picks available it's more risky to take a flyer on a Russian that might never come over.

When you have a surplus of picks it makes it easier to take some flyers on some riskier picks.
Exactly right. And you are starting to see that pay off already in theory.
Bader suggests that the Flames have a long list of players with star potential, each with about a 10% probability of reaching that. But they have enough on that list that they should net 1-2 stars out of that group (this is beyond Zayne and Reschney who he already projects to be stars).
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