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Originally Posted by Da_Chief

with TT everyone still likes this deal for Minny.

TT just turned 18 on September 11th. If he was born a few days later, he'd probably be top 5 in the 2013 draft. Some scouts had him rated as high as 8th in the 2012 draft. Adding TT is what made me feel comfortable pulling the trigger on the deal.
By obtaining a 2013 2nd, I have met all of my special conditions. I can now just relax and watch the Hawks win a lot more games than they did last season.
As for Yakupov, if you guys like him so much, I hear he's already on the block.

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I found this little piece on TT from just prior to the 2012 draft.

...a scoop on Teuvo Teravainen.

While he is ranked all over the map, I am hearing from several teams that he is quite likely to 5 and will definitely go top 10 in the draft. He is constantly compared to Claude Giroux for his vision and playmaking abilities.

One scout, "The kid is a flat out star. He is a can't miss...even above the Russians in our book."

I guess only time will tell.

[JiriHrdina]

Yeah he was expected to go much higher than he did. I thought he was top 10 for sure, and I was surprised when he dropped to the teens.

The talent ceiling is still very high - and if he makes it- he should put up big points.

[Hanna Sniper]

I was pissed when Grant selected him

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Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper

I was pissed when Grant selected him

with the 7th overall pick.