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Originally Posted by Wolven
Wrong.
I get the whole CP freakout about goaltenders in the first round but Irving has always been projected to be a NHL goaltender. He had a solid WHL career and while he had a tough sophomore season with the Heat, he bounced back with a MVP year. I thought he had a pretty good 2011-12 season too.
The fact that his career fell off the rails says something about the Flames development system and nothing about the Flames drafting system.
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At the same time, even with projection it's still not a perfect science. Not to directly defend the Flames development since it has yet to show results from poor drafting, but it just looked like Irving busted. Maybe could have had more playing time earlier but being ripened to this point just shows that he's not fit for the NHL... At least not now.