Is goat a bust

Created by: Marincin_memes

Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 23, 2019

Published: Dec. 23, 2019

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21st overall pick, did he have any expectations?

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Frederik Andersen: $3,925,000 ($5,000,000)
David Clarkson: $4,175,000 ($5,250,000)
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	Gauthier, Frédérik $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 1

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Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Mikheyev, Ilya $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Matthews, Auston $11,634,000$11,634,000 C UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 5
Engvall, Pierre $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 6	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 3

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Dec. 23, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

HabsForEver

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I'd say yes, but at least he's an NHLer. There are definitely worst busts out there.

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Dec. 23, 2019 at 9:44 p.m.

Claesson4Norris

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No. It was a mistake to take him in the 1st round. Nothing about his play in Junior play suggested he had 1st round upside.

He was a below PPG junior player who was drafted because he was 6'5 and was a gritty character guy. He's become roughly what he was supposed to.

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Dec. 23, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

Kongol

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Quoting: Claesson4Norris

Minus the Gritty part. For someone his size, and knowing he's 4th line for life, you would think he would make sure he is useful by using his size more physically.

Aside from this slight irritant trait, I find he has grown into a solid (never going to stand out for good or bad things, just a consistent player) depth player who has gotten very good at winning draws. 1st round worthy? No. Maybe a late 2nd to 3rd of that's what you are missing on your team. 4th to 5th if not.

Dec. 23, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

TheresAlwaysNextYear

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Yes. You don't draft 4th line centres in the first round

Dec. 23, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

pharrow

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not everyone drafted in the 1st round is going to be a 1C.
The percentage of 1st round picks who actually play a career 500 games in the NHL is roughly 55%.
If you take out the top few picks, say 5, that number drops to under 50%.
So I'm not sure how you get busts out of late round 1sts. They already have an uphill climb into the NHL since the day they are drafted.

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