Just came here to post this. This thread is full of people out to lunch on player evaluations
From: Blue Bullet Report EXPECTED DRAFT VALUE OF A FORWARD SELECTED IN THE TOP 90 OVERALL
"SECOND" ROUND PICKS
Draft Position: 34th-72nd Overall
# of picks between 1998 and 2010: 234
Percentage with at least 100 NHL games: 31%
Percentage with 100+ games and 0.50+ Pts/G: 8%
Average Games Played: 130
Average Points/Game: 0.17
Draft Position: 73rd-90th Overall
# of picks between 1998 and 2010: 94
Percentage with at least 100 NHL games: 18%
Percentage with 100+ games and 0.50+ Pts/G: 4%
Average Games Played: 58
Average Points/Game: 0.09
The value of draft picks continues to plummet as the draft continues into the mid to late third round. Forwards selected in the 73-90 range fair about half as well as those selected in the 34-72 range. With only a 1 in 5 chance of selecting a forward who plays at least 100 NHL games, the odds are low in finding an everyday forward after the mid-part of round three. This is the point in the draft where teams should be looking at moving their pick for an actual NHL role player. Since an average forward selection in this range plays 58 games and scores at a rate of 0.09 points/game, if you can trade for a depth forward that plays just 60 games for your team and scores only 6 points, one can cover their bet.
getting only a 3rd round (90+ overall pick) for Yakupov is/ would be poor asset management as Yakupov WILL exceed even the average parameters for a 2nd round in the years ahead.