[Drake]

“Where you go, ‘Well, this was a guy who was (due to be picked), so we took him.’ ”

“I got excited seven times — I’m happy about that,” he said. “Each in their own way and in their own place, I find myself excited over every guy — you’re supposed to be at this point. We got guys who fit the description and criteria of what we want a Flames player to be.”

“We got a real good blend of players,” said Weisbrod. “It’s sort of an organic process. You have your list, you have your calculations, and there’s strategizing along the way as you see how things unfold.”

“That felt like a gift,” Weisbrod said of landing Sieloff in the middle of the second round. “I was particularly tickled with that one. This is a tough, tough, tough kid, and the kind of time-and-space-eliminating defenceman that we’re starving for. And demeanour-wise, he’s one of us, not to make it seem cultish. We were particularly pleased with that pick.”

“You know, it’s a human game — it’s people,” said Weisbrod. “What makes people successful in any field is the calibre of the people. We’re shooting for that.”

“Now it’s a whole new process — Ron Sutter and player development — to continue to push these guys along and grow them,” said Weisbrod. “They’re all just pups right now. All you can do is make the picks, then the work begins. But we’re happy with the way it worked out.”

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