[SnowblindNYR]

Originally Posted by offdacrossbar

here's your reason. yes he resigned for 2 more years and may never come over but again, drafting is a gamble. high end nhl talent that doesnt may never come over vs. north american safe player who may never play a minute in the nhl.

you gotta roll the dice on occasion. you cant always draft safe grinders

maybe thats why god created swedes.... LOL

Exactly. What if we draft an NA player and he becomes the next Jessiman or Sangs? That's a risk too. There was no risk that McIlrath becomes a bust? Who has the higher ceiling?