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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Unfortunately it was necessary to spend assets to get some of those players. However, that's just a further example of deficit spending to fill out a terrible roster of his own creation.
Russell is the only guy where the 4th for him was a steal. Colbourne, Knight and Galiardi are very much debatable. The need was there to acquire some more players, but that's a GM'ing issue, and continuing to spend assets to get them isn't a terrific strategy, even if they are maligned as only being '4th rounders'.
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That's just flat out wrong.
The chances of getting an NHLer in the 4th round is 10%
Russell and Galiardi already are. Colborne and Knight are both better than 50% at this point in becoming full time NHLers.
To look at any one in isolation, one could argue meh, we might get that or better in the draft.
But to do all 4, in a matter of months, is fantastic, no matter how hard you try to spin it.
The chances of drafting 3 4th rounders and a 5th, and getting those 4 players, is almost 0%.
And the Flames don't have to wait 3 to 5 years to see what they got.
Argue the mistakes all you want, but these were great moves.