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Originally Posted by slicrick
I heard something about that also but not what is going to change, sabres have so many draft picks..
they could have 3 first round picks this year their own, the Islanders 1st (islanders can defer to 2015 if they end up with a top 10 pick this year)
and a conditional 1st from St Louis
3 second round picks which are the Wild, Jets and their own
and that's on top of a pretty impressive prospect pool they have already  |
Impressive by the numbers. But in reality, I recall reading 1st round picks (or top 10 picks?) have a 30% chance of developing into NHL regulars (not even 'star' calibre players, just regular roster players). After that, the percentages drop off sharply.