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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
This is not a reason to take a goalie.
Any draft pick that continues to show promise / develops is an asset that can be traded.
The only issue with respect to drafting goalies in the first round is: are they more likely / as likely / or less likely to become an NHLer than non-goalie first rounders are?
I don't have any stats for that, but my guess is that they are less likely.
Actually, there is a second issue as well: how do goalies compare with respect to expected games played by the age of 27? Goalies typically take longer to develop. That being the case, there are less games available before UFA age.
As a result, goalies are a less efficient pick, and that is a strike against taking them in the first round (there are always individual exceptions of course)
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Not saying take him to trade him. Saying that if you believe he projects to be a franchise goalie then take him and see what happens. If he beats out Ortio, Brossoit, and Gilles then we potentially have assets to move. I think the Flames are in a position with three picks that they can make this move if they think he is the real deal.
Going through a rebuild this is when you want to try and develop a goalie. If we flash forward three years and still have not found a goaltender we are in big trouble. I think this is partially the reason we have so many keepers, just throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.