To be Devil’s advocate – here’s why I would argue picking the best goalie late in the first is good value.
Basically the idea is to take advantage of trends with drafting. So if teams are shying away from Russians and Goalies – allowing them to drop below where they would have been drafted say a decade ago – you end up getting a better asset from that draft position.
The Flames need to take some risks. They are one of the most asset-weak organizations in the league if you look across the entire system.
They need to be bold.
If they think the Russian is a franchise player – take him at 6.
If they think Fucale is a franchise goalie – take him later in the 1st.
Being conservative isn’t going to help this organization.
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