[Trade] Patrick Eaves traded to Anaheim for Second Round Pick

[iamca]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

If Bennett doesn't get better or Tkachuk falls off, this team will never compete.

In the grand scheme of things, the Flames haven't sucked hard enough or long enough to guarantee some years of contention after this rebuild. A quality top 6 forward is still required, alongside a good #4 and a starting goalie. Assets need to be directed towards filing those holes, and it needs to be done in a manner that allows at least a few mistakes, because no GM is perfect.

Bennett is 20 years old and Tkachuk is 19 and they are both going to be successful at the NHL level.

Even though Bennett is not having a stellar season, he's 20 years old.

How long did it take for Backlund to have the type of season he's having this year? Patience is necessary with player development, especially at the NHL level when they are not spending any time developing in the AHL.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

Is it bad drafting or bad development? (Or a llittle bit of 1 and 2) Obviously, some terrible picks over the years, but why can't we graduate anyone from the farm?

In the last 20 years:

- The Flames have drafted 22x in the 2nd round

- The Flames have drafted 4 players from Russia in the 2nd round with a total of 0 games played

- There have been 6 players drafted by the flames from European teams in the 2nd round in the last twenty years, the only one who has played more than 1 game is Granlund.

[Sylvanfan]

Well I hope Eaves scores 5 goals today to lead Anaheim to a win

[Robbob]

I think it is worth noting 2nd round picks by regime.

Treliving - 2014 to current -3 drafts 6 selections (Smith, Macdonald, Andersson, Kylington, Dube, Parsons)
Feaster 2011-2013 - 3 drafts selected 3 times (Granlund, Wotherspoon, Sielof)
Sutter 2003-2010 - 8 drafts and only selected twice in 2nd round (Wahl, Ramholt)

Didn't want to get in much detail pre 2003 as it was the dark years where like it has been mentioned, Button took fliers on a bunch of Russians that never panned out. That being said Stoll was a solid selection, just not here.

Bottom line the reason we haven't seen anything from the second round is because Sutter avoided them like the plague. I still believe that there is a lot of value in second round picks. The flames just don't have the best track record in the past.