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Originally Posted by Parallex
That's amusing to say but the real reason (IMO) for the recent lack of success is that there were to many low-risk, low-reward guys taken at the top end of the draft where the risk part of "low-risk" actualized (Chucko, Pelech, Nemisz come to mind). I think they were largely risk adverse for the whole of the draft but doing it at the top of the draft (where you should be looking for impact players) hurt the most.
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I agree with everything you've said.
If you take guys that have high end skills but have huge holes in their game, and only 1 in 6 or 7 hits their potential because of that, you have a chance at getting some legit talent despite their draft round (TJ Brodie, Gaudreau etc.).
The Flames though have opted to take guys that are have a slightly less chance of busting completely, but when they do hit their potential, they're fringe guys (Adam Pardy, Lance Bouma etc)