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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't know if they have killed it as we won't know until these players make the NHL. You can go back over the decade prospect rankings were we gush over a lot of prospects that didn't make it and I expect most of the players picked in the last few drafts won't make it as the odds of players picked after the first round becoming core pieces are pretty slim.
42.3% of NHL regulars were drafted in the first round so that's clearly the round of the draft where a teams need to hit their mark. After that it's gravy as the Dallas Stars are the exception to the norm with their later drafting prowess. The Jets have actually drafted poorly in the later rounds (2nd round in particular) but they have been so good at hitting on their first round picks over the years that they have managed to build a perennial playoff team.
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Well he did say "time will tell"
