One draft can't fill an organizational gap.
The Flames have drafted 9 blueliners in the past three drafts, that's pretty good. Obviously there is a gap because we haven't taken a blueliner in the first round in 5 years, but outside that 1st round they haven't exactly neglected the backend. Wotherspoon showed us what he had when he got a taste in the NHL, now let's see what the draft class after him has (Sieloff, Kulak, Culkin) as they start their pro careers.
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