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Originally Posted by megatron
I haven't gone through the entire thread, so I don't know if this was mentioned yet. My goal for this draft would have been to draft a forward who could potentially play with Sven this or next year.
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The chance of drafting a player at 14 who could step in this season or next in a top six role (where Sven is pegged to be playing) is slim to none. That's a very unrealistic proposition and I'm certainly glad the Flames management wasn't that short sighted.
It would be nice to improve the team ASAP but that wasn't going to be done with a 14th overall pick.
The wisest course was what they did: choose the player they feel will develop into the best NHLer down the road.