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Originally Posted by fedfed
So, let's say that the Caps get Faksa and Pouliot. I'd rather have Yak than those two for one big reason: win now. Faksa and Pouliot won't contribute on the high level for maybe 3 years (like Johansson). Yak will. If we look at the 1st overalls (forwards only) since 2001 (Kovy), all but one (Nugent-Hopkins) scored 20+ goals in their first year. All had 40+ points, two (Hall, Stamkos) had >50 points.
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If I'm moving assets to win now, I'd rather move them for a proven, established NHL player. There's no risk that the player's success won't translate to the NHL. That package would buy a whole lot of proven, established player.