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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
I think you are joking about Kelowna D men, but Sureloss' point about having 6 potential picks and moving back 5 spots still stands. In that scenario you can move back and get one of the guys you like. Your story around the 2013 draft is irrelevant.
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Tyson Barrie - round 3 #64 overall 2009 NHL Entry Draft
Kyle Cumiskey round 7 #222 overall 2005 NHL Entry Draft - 139 NHL games
Alexander Edler round 3 #91 overall 2004 NHL Entry Draft
Josh Gorges undrafted signed with San Jose in 2004
Scott Hannan - round 1 #23 overall 1997 NHL Entry Draft
Duncan Keith - round 2 #54 overall 2002 NHL Entry Draft wasn't drafted out of the Rockets but played with them the year after
Tyler Myers- round 1 #12 overall 2008 NHL Entry Draft
Luke Schenn - round 1 #5 overall 2008 NHL Entry Draft
Sheldon Souray - round 3 #71 overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Shea Weber - round 2 #49 overall 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Damon Severson - round 2 #60 overall 2012 NHL Entry Draft
Then add Morrisey and Bowey and you have have basically a top-4 d-man graduating from the Rockets every year over the last 14.
The biggest "bust" would be Luke Schenn who was playing in the NHL as 18 year old after getting picked #5 overall..... and has almost 500 NHL games as a 25 year old. The rest far exceeded their draft pick position.
Find me a better correlation between success in the NHL as a D-man and learning how to play with the Rockets.
There is no surer thing than Drafting the previous generation of Sutters and they ran out of Sutters.
If the Flames pass on Stephens 6 times they will regret it.
As to my story about the 2013 draft.... you really think that the Flames management brain thrust didn't see that the Flames had zero d-man prospects in the system and wouldn't have picked one at 22 or 28 if they all hadn't been snapped. if the Flames would have been able to pick a quality d-man pick at 28 instead of Klimchuck they would be close to our top prospect close or better than Wotherspoon, Klimchuck is lucky if he in the top 6 forward prospects.
While you can look at mock drafts and rankings board and think that there will be 2 or 3 top notch D-men when the Flames pick at 15th but like 2013 they all may be gone.