WarriorofTime
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- Jul 3, 2010
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If anything, HF undervalues draft picks. Not to say there isn't value in what Tampa tries to do with skipping the 4-5 years of developing for late picks that may not even get there and jump right into savory RFA years with smart trading, but that obviously depends on where a team is within a cycle. And as this shows, that isn't exactly foolproof either if the development curve isn't as they hope.HF always overvalues draft picks. There's no guarantee that any of those kids will ever see a minute of ice time in the NHL. Jeannot, on the other hand, already plays 7 minutes every other night. Drafted kids can only dream of that.
The number of "well there's only a such and such chance that a late 1st becomes a player as good as so and so" completely misses the mark of draft picks and their value.