It will be interesting to see how many of these guys get 10 NHL games in.
Compared to past top prospects:
2000 #9 Krahn 1 game
2001 #41 Andrei Taratukhin 0 games #56 Mevedev 0games
2002 #39 McConnell 0 games
2003 #39 Rambolt 1 game #97 Donally 0 games
2004 #24 Chucko 2 games
2005 #26 Pelech 7 NHL games, #69 Baldwin , #74 Dan Ryder
2006 #87 Armstrong 0 games #89 Marvin 0 games
2007 #70 Negrin 3 games
2008 #48 Wahl 0 games
2009 #74 Howse 0 games
2010 #73 Leach 0 games
All of these guys would have likely been in the top 10 prospects and almost certainly top 20 the year after they were drafted.
Flames have made 26 draft picks in the most recent 4 drafts.... of these 26 the only guys not in the top 25 prospects (with hope and arguments of being top 4 D-men and top 6 forwards and even future Chara's ) the highest pick that is not on the top 25 prospect list is 2010 #73 overall draft pick Leach and the next highest drafted player not in the top 25 is 2010 #133 pick Ferland.
This valuation exercise appears to be a HUGE vote of confidence in the Flames Drafting strategy from 2010 to 2013... Almost all the draft picks have a chance to play 10 NHL games!!!
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