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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
The Flames seem to have an issue with drafting and developing goaltenders. Mike Vernon and Trevor Kidd are the only goaltenders ever drafted by the Calgary Flames to go on to have any sort of sustained NHL career. That's over 33 years.
And consider this:
(a) When Kidd was drafted, the Flames traded with New Jersey, swapping first rounders. Flames took Kidd 11th overall, Devils took Brodeur 20th.
(b) The best example of the Flames having no clue how to draft and develop a goaltender is Craig Anderson. Flames brass at the time, Craig Button I believe, let him re-enter the draft and he has forged out a pretty good career.
(c) Another example of not knowing how to develop a goaltender was Button again moving Giguere for peanuts (what eventually became Mika Elomo). The Flames almost ruined the guy.
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The Flames certainly have a bad "history" of drafting and developing goalies -- not sure you can pin this to some overarching curse on the entire franchise though (it's not like the same owners/coaches/staff have been here the whole time). And you can't forget, Calgary did take a third-string nobody named Miikka Kiprusoff and turned him into the franchise leader in wins.
P.S. Thanks for mentioning the Calgary/New Jersey trade in 1990. Can't bring that up too many times
