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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Barzal and Connor were still on the board at #15. And if the Flames aren't able to ever turn 2nd round picks into decent NHLers, this is going to be a long, long rebuild.
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Barzal has yet to make his NHL team. Connor has 4 points in 16 games. The Flames' last two drafts had netted them Monahan and Bennett.
Drafting another 6 ft 180 lb centre was not what they needed to do. They needed to get a 6 ft 5 220 lb good-skating D. The guy they got needs to be better.