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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
OK--I'll admit it now, at the start of the season....
I feel shame for taking Luongo instead of Crosby. I swear there was a rationale that made sense to me at the time--but man, what a dumb move that was. It was only half way through that I realized what a good season Luongo will need to have in order to match Crosby's probable numbers....
But part of it was that I thought there might be some serviceable scorers still available at # 19 overall--not realizing I wouldn't pick again until # 36. Still.... very bad pick--and I will accept any mockery from all of you now. Just get it out of your systems.
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It's a tough spot to be in because you wanted a goalie and you knew you wouldn't have a shot at one of the 'big 3' if you didn't take him then. As far as taking guys out of order, we all did it. The best goalie won't get you more than 80 points, how many players will score more than that? Really, a goalie shouldn't go in a pool like that until the second round at the earliest, but there is such a premium on them that you pretty much take the best one whenever you can.
Same thing with d-men. 70+ d-men go in the draft, but maybe a little more than half of them will put up stats that are decent. That makes the strategy important and makes you want to take them before forwards who will get 40 points more because you know you only have a few chances at a good one.