The later rounds of the draft are always tough to get worked up about because the odds of a player from rounds 4-8 turning into a quality NHL player are somewhat low. That being said, some GMs have an eye for finding talent in the later rounds while and draft prospects who turn into quality role players at the NHL level. Sometimes it depends on the GM, the scouting staff and other times it is just plain old luck. Almost every draft has a few late round picks who go on to do great things in the pros but it usually takes years before we find out if they are any good and a lot of times, these players don't even stay with the team that originally drafted them. It's just really tough to tell how any of these players will turn out right now.
The Hurricanes had six picks in the last four rounds of the draft this year, including three in the fourth round alone, so there is a good chance that they could end up with one of these steals but it still feels like a major crap shoot. The ...
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June 22, 2012
