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Originally Posted by Bingo
So you're making the argument that a third round pick has no value? Limited value? And based on one team's historical draft record with many different people in charge of the draft?
Man just look at the team's 3rd through 6th rounders in the last four years for a more valid study.
Adam Fox
Andrew Mangiapane
Adam Ruzicka
Emilio Pettersen
D. Koumontisis
M Pospisil
I. Nikolaev
All interesting with value.
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I’m making the argument that a 3rd round pick has minimal value. My post was meant not as an indictment of the team’s drafting or to cherry pick, but as a window into how rare it is for those picks to translate into actual hockey assets. Once you get past the first two rounds it’s a complete crap shoot.
Certainly the possibility of Neal bouncing back was considered, otherwise there would be no pick at all. My question is why was the possibility of Edmonton getting a 20+ goal scorer for a 4th line mook only valued at a 3rd round pick?
It’s so baffling to me that I can only conclude Treliving blinked and made a trade designed by Holland to be a win-win for himself, and Edwards left him no choice.