[Weiser Wonder]

Of course drafting is important, because that's where teams gain assets. However, that does not mean teams should not trade picks for assets. Nor does it mean that you should try to make sure your team is made up of players you drafted.

Successful teams often have a lot of their own draftees because they are good at asset management and the draft is the easiest place to gain assets. They are not successful because they have a lot of their own draftees in their line up.

So, your argument that ROR should not have been signed because he's not the Flames draft pick isn't sound. As he's a much better long term asset than the Flames would expect to get, outside of picking top five.

That's, of course, in the hypothetical situation that ROR would not have had to go through waivers.