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Originally Posted by nik-
Well that came across more smug than I intended. My perceptions are based getting a kid who looked great playing in a really weak league. 3 or 4th round ok, 1st? ... eesh.
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I think the Flames went for a home run pick because it was a weak draft from top to bottom.
Remember, Weisbrod was actually encouraging the Flames to trade their first, because he didn’t see it as a good draft.
In my view from top to bottom in the first, it wasn’t a good draft. Guys drafted in the top 5 would go 6-10 this year, guys in the teens would normally go in the 20s, and so on.
The offensive guys available in the mid/late first and second all had flaws – which is why you saw teams load up on dmen I think, passing on guys like TT, Aberg, Collberg, etc.
I think years from now we will see a higher than normal bust rate from this draft – so the Flames approach seemed to be to swing for the fences, and pick a guy with the right physical tools. It could end up being brilliant, but if not – they likely still have a quality 2nd/3rd pairing nasty piece of work dman.
I actually really like how they managed the risk of a poor draft, while still giving themselves a potential long-term win.