tsujimoto74
Moderator
- May 28, 2012
- 29,998
- 22,244
In trade value alone it's a pretty big difference.
Sure, but 5 years from now the player taken at 19th could be a bust and the player at 31st a top 6/top 4 guy. You get a ~dozen more names to choose from in the late teens, but scouting isn't an exact science. There's no guarantee a player picked earlier will be better. Heck, between 18/19 and later in the 1st round, I'm not even sure there's a strong likelihood.
Obviously, I'd rather we get a higher pick than a lower one, but the sky isn't gonna fall if we're picking at the tail end of the 1st. I figure if we end up giving STL's pick to Anaheim, Montour was the best piece we got in the ROR deal.