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View Poll Results: Pick your top five selection list
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Ekblad-Reinhart-Draisaitl-Bennett-Dal Colle
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44 |
8.21% |
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Ekblad-Reinhart-Draisaitl-Dal Colle-Bennett
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7 |
1.31% |
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Ekblad-Reinhart-Bennett-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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118 |
22.01% |
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Ekblad-Reinhart-Bennett-Dal Colle-Draisaitl
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56 |
10.45% |
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Ekblad-Draisaitl-Reinhart-Bennett-Dal Colle
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7 |
1.31% |
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Ekblad-Draisaitl-Reinhart-Dal Colle-Bennett
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4 |
0.75% |
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Ekblad-Bennett-Reinhart-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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21 |
3.92% |
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Ekblad-Bennett-Reinhart-Dal Colle-Draisaitl
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10 |
1.87% |
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Ekblad-Bennett-Draisaitl-Reinhart-Dal Colle
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22 |
4.10% |
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Ekblad-Bennett-Draisaitl-Dal Colle-Reinhart
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4 |
0.75% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Draisaitl-Bennett-Dal Colle
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27 |
5.04% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Draisaitl-Dal Colle-Bennett
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9 |
1.68% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Bennett-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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85 |
15.86% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Bennett-Dal Colle-Draisaitl
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41 |
7.65% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Dal Colle-Draisaitl-Bennett
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4 |
0.75% |
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Reinhart-Ekblad-Dal Colle-Bennett-Draisaitl
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2 |
0.37% |
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Reinhart-Draisaitl-Ekblad-Bennett-Dal Colle
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2 |
0.37% |
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Reinhart-Draisaitl-Bennett-Ekblad-Dal Colle
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1 |
0.19% |
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Reinhart-Draisaitl-Dal Colle-Ekblad-Bennett
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2 |
0.37% |
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Reinhart-Bennett-Ekblad-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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19 |
3.54% |
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Reinhart-Bennett-Ekblad-Dal Colle-Draisaitl
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8 |
1.49% |
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Reinhart-Bennett-Draisaitl-Ekblad-Dal Colle
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9 |
1.68% |
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Bennett-Ekblad-Reinhart-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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12 |
2.24% |
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Bennett-Ekblad-Draisaitl-Reinhart-Dal Colle
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2 |
0.37% |
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Bennett-Reinhart-Ekblad-Draisaitl-Dal Colle
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5 |
0.93% |
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Bennett-Reinhart-Ekblad-Dal Colle-Draisaitl
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6 |
1.12% |
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Bennett-Reinhart-Draisaitl-Ekblad-Dal Colle
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4 |
0.75% |
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Bennett-Draisaitl-Ekblad-Reinhart-Dal Colle
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1 |
0.19% |
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Bennett-Draisaitl-Ekblad-Dal Colle-Reinhart
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1 |
0.19% |
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Bennett-Draisaitl-Reinhart-Ekblad-Dal Colle
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3 |
0.56% |
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03-20-2014, 03:29 PM
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#1941
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by codynw
That's one of the concerns with Ekblad though, will he be as effective against NHL sized players?
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Usually it's a poor hockey sense that keeps man-boys from making the jump to the NHL. Ekblad apparently has lots of hockey smarts.
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03-20-2014, 03:38 PM
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#1942
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Usually it's a poor hockey sense that keeps man-boys from making the jump to the NHL. Ekblad apparently has lots of hockey smarts.
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While not saying that they're the same kind of player, Erik Johnson also was touted with a lot of hockey smarts but still floundered early on with a number of reasons.
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03-20-2014, 04:24 PM
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#1943
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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FWIW Brad Curle (PbP guy for the Hitmen) on the Fan 960 said the Flames are heavily scouting Sam Reinhart and have been following Reinhart around all season.
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03-20-2014, 04:25 PM
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#1944
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Franchise Player
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Scouting Ekblad and Reinhart ... how tragic for us 
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03-20-2014, 04:27 PM
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#1945
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
FWIW Brad Curle (PbP guy for the Hitmen) on the Fan 960 said the Flames are heavily scouting Sam Reinhart and have been following Reinhart around all season.
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Not that surprising, the Flames knew they'd be likely to pick top 5 all year long and have probably been heavily scouting all the top prospects moreso than normal.
Plus Burke tried very hard to draft Brayden Schenn to unite him with brother Luke in Toronto. Plus the Sedin thing. It isn't inconceivable with Max Reinhart already in the fold that Burke would love to get Sam.
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03-20-2014, 04:29 PM
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#1946
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Our Jessica Fletcher
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I've decided not to care about finishing 4th-6th. I'm confident that if Ekblad/Reinhart/Bennett are worth it, Burke will package our pick with 1 or both of our 2nd rounders to move up... And I'd be fine with that.
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03-20-2014, 04:30 PM
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#1947
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Hopefully they have been scouting Dal Colle a lot too...
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03-20-2014, 04:40 PM
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#1948
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by Anduril
While not saying that they're the same kind of player, Erik Johnson also was touted with a lot of hockey smarts but still floundered early on with a number of reasons.
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Really? i always thought Ej was touted as a physical specimen, could skate, hit, and shoot but ended up not having that great of IQ. EJ also tore his acl or something in his leg so that hurts development
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03-20-2014, 04:42 PM
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#1949
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?...etails=2-29342
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Prince Albert Raiders center Leon Draisaitl and Kootenay Ice center Sam Reinhart, two of the top 2014 draft-eligible point producers in the Western Hockey League this season, were named First Team All-Stars of the WHL's Eastern Conference on Thursday.
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Reinhart also won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the 'Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year' in the Eastern Conference.
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Russian right wing Nikita Scherbak of the Saskatoon Blades was honored as the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year after leading all first-year players with 78 points (28 goals, 50 assists) in 65 games. Sherbak is ranked No. 24 on Central Scouting's midterm report.
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Swift Current Broncos defenseman Julius Honka, No. 13 on Central Scouting's midterm list, was named a Second Team Eastern Conference All-Star. Honka finished 11th among defensemen in scoring with 56 points (16 goals, 40 assists).
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03-20-2014, 04:48 PM
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#1950
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Truculent!
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
FWIW Brad Curle (PbP guy for the Hitmen) on the Fan 960 said the Flames are heavily scouting Sam Reinhart and have been following Reinhart around all season.
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Yessssssss.
This kid will be the gem of the draft.
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03-20-2014, 04:56 PM
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#1951
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Lifetime Suspension
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No way the Flames are moving up unless Gaudreau or Baertschi is including with our first round pick.
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03-20-2014, 05:09 PM
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#1952
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: On The Dark Side Of The Moon
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Originally Posted by SHOGUN
No way the Flames are moving up unless Gaudreau or Baertschi is including with our first round pick.
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If past trades to move up are anything to go by I don't think it would cost too much to move up. It is not like there is a generational talent going this year. Next year maybe quite a bit more but this is not the year to be able to demand high payment.
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03-20-2014, 05:11 PM
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#1953
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by SHOGUN
No way the Flames are moving up unless Gaudreau or Baertschi is including with our first round pick.
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No point speaking in absolutes at this point. Anything could happen.
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03-20-2014, 05:14 PM
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#1954
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First Line Centre
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We've been heavily scouting Reinhart. We've been heavily scouting Ekblad.
Someone upstairs must think it's within the realms of possibility to be in a position to snag one of them.
Maybe Burke is feeling lucky...
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03-20-2014, 05:38 PM
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#1955
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Anyone have any content to link to re: a source for Katz making the oilers pick Yak? Have heard that rumour on here a few times but have never seen anything else...?
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03-20-2014, 05:41 PM
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#1956
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by herashak
Really? i always thought Ej was touted as a physical specimen, could skate, hit, and shoot but ended up not having that great of IQ. EJ also tore his acl or something in his leg so that hurts development
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Physical specimen definitely, but not like people were calling him the 'tools with the toolbox' like they were when he was in the league.
Blue Jackets' report from Central Scouting
As for the heavy scouting of Ekblad and Reinhart, I don't think it indicates anything special. It wouldn't be out of the normal for us to make sure we're doing our homework, given that we could have the opportunity to draft either guy. That being said, I hope we do.
Last edited by Anduril; 03-20-2014 at 05:43 PM.
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03-20-2014, 05:42 PM
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#1957
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Originally Posted by Scoutski
Anyone have any content to link to re: a source for Katz making the oilers pick Yak? Have heard that rumour on here a few times but have never seen anything else...?
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McKenzie didn't say Katz, but said someone higher up:
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03-20-2014, 05:45 PM
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#1958
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^ I always interpreted that as Lowe, but most people say it was Katz
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03-20-2014, 05:51 PM
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#1959
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
^ I always interpreted that as Lowe, but most people say it was Katz
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Yeah, I don't see how that means it was Katz.
There are enough people higher than scouts and lower than Katz that it could have been anyone.
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03-20-2014, 05:58 PM
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#1960
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Duhatschek speculated it might have been Tambelini:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...295033/?page=3
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You wonder. Lots of people in Edmonton believe that owner Darryl Katz had some significant input into the decision to draft Nail Yakupov first overall in 2012 rather than opt for the safer choice, defenceman Ryan Murray, who would have filled a greater organizational need. With every passing day, that decision looks more and more suspect. Murray was limited to 23 games with the Everett Silvertips last year because of major knee surgery, but even as an NHL rookie, has looked good on the Columbus defence, playing a lot with James Wisniewski and providing the defensive presence on that pair. What if Murray turns out to be Alex Pietrangelo good – and they left him on the table to draft another offensive player, of which they had plenty already? How do you assess blame there? Or maybe they already have, since the GM that called Yakupov’s name, Steve Tambellini, is no longer running the show.
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