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Originally Posted by neo45
I hate this argument, not necessarilly the way you used it but when anybody mentioned it about the Flames in the past.
As if Giordano isn't basically the same thing as a Flames draft pick, same with Horak, same with Iggy and Regher when they were here.
So instead of two players it drafted, it's really Gio, Horak, Backlund, Brodie, and kind of Begin
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Drafting a kid at 18 is much more difficult than picking up someone like Giordano who is much farther ahead in his development curve. Guys like Giordano and Horak were not developed by the Flames, and that's where this organization has done so poorly over the years.
If Feaster went out and acquired Mikeal Granlund does that mean we drafted him? No, because anyone can see he's developed very well(which you couldn't tell at the time of the draft).