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Originally Posted by robaur
I think this is the best place to put this.
The Flames are going to regret this pick for a long time.
With Petan still on the board, the Flames decided to pick Klimchuk and he's turning into a real plug.
Petan (draft year): 46 goals 74 assists 120 points in 71 games
Klimchuk (draft year): 36 goals 40 assists 76 points in 72 games.
The knock on Petan at the time was his size, but its not like Klimchuk was a giant or much bigger than him.
To be honest Petan has looked like a stud during preseason, and the remainder of his time with the Portland Winterhawks and has looked awesome playing for Canada.
On the other hand, Klimchuk has been a disappointment almost on every level and got cut from Canadian juniors team.
I don't care what the reason....size..linemates...whatever....you dont leave the guy sitting there with a 44 point advantage....which i think were tops or top 3 in the WHL that year....on the table...
Its not even like they played in different leagues....they were in the same bloody league....this decision baffled my mind at that time....how can you not draft petan at #28..
I know that some of you are going to say there were 14 other teams that passed on him before the Jets took him....but those teams didnt draft out of the WHL...so they could have their own reasoning...
Flames were the last team to draft from the WHL...and they passed on him.
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This post isn't premature at all. Nope, not one little bit.