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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Or the Islanders. The 2nd round was a disaster for the Flames in 2014, thankfully they redeemed themselves in the 3rd round.
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Demko and MacDonald were, iirc, interchangeable in terms of goalie ranking. The Flames must have liked Mason better, so they took him.
As far as Smith goes, the depth at RW was weak to begin with. The Flames took a chance on a hulking 6'7" RWer. Smith has shown the ability to play with some skill. He can also thrown down to a certain extent. I mean, he isn't a straight up fighter, but can hold his own. He shows no fear going into the dirty areas and can hit really, really hard.
The 2nd round for Calgary isn't nearly as bad as you make it out to be. The depth dropped off significantly towards the end of the 1st round.