The 2005 draft was six years ago. If you go six years without producing anything that can step in to the lineup, you are going to see major holes in your roster. Not coincidentally, we suffered this season with major holes in our roster.
When you get right down to it, Phaneuf is the only player we've drafted in the last decade who has, at this point, shown an ability to be anything more than a role player. Lombardi and Kobasew on the fringe of something better, and then what? The Flames really need a couple of these guys to take a quantum leap.
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