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Originally Posted by Jagorix
Sounds like the problem is that the mock draft isn't properly factoring potential into its rankings. It makes sense that GMs would value potential highly.
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It does make sense, but my issue is that the AI reaching like this takes away from the realism of the game. We have seen players who where drafted earlier than expected and ended living up to that potential, but we have also seen many players from the late rounds develop into great players. One example of this is Johnny Gaudreau. He was selected early in the 4th round. That is a perfect example of a hidden gem, a diamond in the rough. We did not know at the time that he was going to develop the way he did. A lot of the time, the draft is really just luck of the draw. There is no guarantee players will develop. It takes time for players to grow and for spectators to see what they can truely become. Plus, you have to remember that the mock draft is supposed to show what position players are going to go
at that time. Hindsight is 2020 on a lot of picks, Yakupov was projected near universally to go 1st in 2012. He did, and he was a bust. Connor Hellebyuck, who was selected round 5 in that same draft, just won a vezina last year. There lies my problem with the system. If you are going to have a mock draft, have it actually play a role on how the draft could realistically play out.