One disappointing thing for me this draft was the lack of big trades after all the hype. I think a bit of excitement was lost by having the 4th pick determined by the first three teams. After Reinhart was announced I was pretty vanilla sure how the next 2 picks would go.
Every time Ritchie fell I got more wound up thinking Calgary would move up. All in all probably good thing there was only one Flame trade, good drafting doesn't need to be exciting.
I like the first three picks but I don't know enough to comment on anyone past Bennett. I was hoping for Draisitl based merely on size but that was probably a mistake after hearing more about Sammy B.
Sure hope we can pick up some more defense men and right handed forwards in the future.
I think the lopsided position depth shows that management is committed to picking BPA and that there is no rush to assemble another playoff-swing-and-a-miss team that used to drive me nuts a few years ago.
Good on CP overall for less WTF! and who is that than last year's draft. Its a good omen when the Flames and CP are both trending in a better direction.
Cheers
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