Blackjack
Registered User
So do I. It seems New Jersey is trying to keep Hall and they needed to improve immediately to make it appealing to sign an extension - this trade helps achieve that.
But the full post I made, which you incorrectly understood, was commenting on the nature of the value of 2nd & 3rd round picks. Specifically that they rarely become anything worthwhile.
So, I provided a list of notable 2nd/3rd rounders off the top of my head, and provided a set of numbers about the probability of those picks landing players that have successful NHL careers, including the source of those numbers. Note, successful doesn't mean spectacular.
Does that sound like a legitimate way to evaluate the "value and nature" of 2nd and 3rd round picks? It is not. If you want to quantify the value of 2nd or 3rd round pick you need to go much further than an analysis of games played, since many players that hit 200 games do so as marginal contributors. I would simply say that most 2nd and 3rd round picks do not go on to have impactful NHL careers, but some do.