for me, the issue is that Calgary tend to stay in the "low risk, low reward" category when it comes to picks...generally speaking of course.
but 'functional pieces' are a dime a dozen on the free agency market; what you don't find is high ceiling, high reward players available (unless you are willing to trade for them of course)...often, these guys are about to get a pay raise anyways, not on some rookie contract.
high risk picks bust for sure, but so do the so called low risk picks...seems to me that the Flames could use and infusion of skill into the system still. Not sure whether the guys mentioned will pan out, but skill is always something to coveted as an organization (at least it should be)...
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