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Game 72 Wehave's Leafs vs Canadiens 7pm et

It's hard to argue an older poster about UFA's vs draft picks. They will double down on their opinions all the time.

I never disagreed with the idea that drafting is preferable to UFA signing on a couple of levels. It's especially important to Canadian teams who are usually on the elite level free agent no-fly lists, too. Even Bergevin pays lip service to the importance of drafting, usually when he's being asked about why he was unable to sign anyone decent on July 1st.

Unfortunately, the Habs don't do either method very well. They sign Plan D free agents (and overpay them) and waste first round picks on guys with no offensive upside that they could easily draft in later rounds.
 
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