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Originally Posted by SoulOfTheFlame
Prust - Bubble NHL 4th Liner (Plus he was a 2nd round pick and therefore does not fit the criteria of the thread)
Boyd - ??? Too early to call, might end up a career AHLer, could become a 2nd liner.
Pardy - Borderline NHL D-man.
Lombardi - average/below average 2nd liner
Moss - Good third Liner
Stoll - Great 2nd Line C, but up and down career. (Doesn't count if we're looking at the criteria of 3rd round or later - Stoll was a 2nd rounder)
Foster - (Doesn't count if we're looking at the criteria of 3rd round or later - Foster was a 2nd rounder)
Anderson - Took 10 years to become a starter... more than any drafting franchise would ever invest.
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Looking at the above, if you think that is acceptable along with our poor first round drafting, then you certainly have lower standards than I would.
Good organizations expect success. They EXPECT performance that is ABOVE average. There is nothing based on the above picks which suggests the Flames drafting is even Average, in fact it's below average. One needs to only look at the number of drafted players in the lineup.
Stop making apologies for these guys, as fans we should expect better results.
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Why can you include 2nd rounders in your list (Galiardi/Raymond) and I can't?