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Originally Posted by Party Elephant
Yikes! There's only one NHL goalie on that list and that's career backup Manny Legace. Doesn't fill me with confidence in Burke's ability to draft goaltenders.
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By the time you get to those rounds, the GM is doing little else than 'signing off' on who the scouts pick. Like anything beyond the first round goalies are all scouts, player development and a whole lot of luck.
For a fun fact: since 1997 the Flames have picked 15 goalies in the draft. Only one has played more than 100 games in the NHL (Craig Anderson, who re-entered the draft). The second most successful Flames goalie pick since...Curtiss McElhinney. Let that sink in for a second. 15 picks and the second most accomplished is McBackup. Number 3 is Dany Sabourin. Yikes.