Saga of the Elk
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Is there a team in the league that doesn't have a history of mid-to-late round picks that don't yield NHL players?
I think most of us agree that bleeding 2nd rounders in particular has hurt our pool depth, and the loss of later picks may have exacerbated that. But just going by the picks we have had, is there anything to show that our success rate in the 3rd-7th rounds is anything other than average?
That's a silly, straw man, argument. Of course teams miss. Good teams miss on good players, not some staff member's kid. Sokolov might well bust, but that's a good 7th round pick. Teams stuck in limbo miss on players they should never have considered drafting. It's about the process. Hopefully 2020 we see further evidence of a smarter process but as I've already complained, spending two picks on one goalie last year doesn't give me a ton of confidence that's the case.