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Originally Posted by New Era
The Flames are about to get a ridiculous influx of talent into the professional ranks. Arnold, Agostino, Van Brabant, Culkin, and Kulak are all headed to the pros. You can likely add Poirier and Gaudreau to that list, and there is still an outside chance that Klimchuk and Gilles find their way into the pro ranks as well. The Flames also have five picks in the first 90 in the upcoming draft, so the cupboard will become even more stocked with another player that may be ready come camp. Heady times for Flames fans and reason to believe the rebuild will not be as long as some have suggested.
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Obviously we have to temper expectations till these kids actually do something in the NHL, but it's really hard not to get excited as a Flames fan about so many prospects with potential. The credit has to go to Jay Feaster and his team. He may not have been that great at trades, but his execution at drafting seems to have been a major step up from the Sutter years.
Having said that, I still think we are missing that bonafide elite level Forward and D-man. This is why it would be pretty nice to finish Top 3 in drafting one of these years.