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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I long for a day when the Flames draft like Anaheim for instance.
Flames haven't drafted and developed an NHL goalie in like 30 years, Anaheim did it twice in the last 6 years and ended up trading one of them for 1st and 2nd round picks while the other is just 23 years old and back stopped them to a 5th straight division title and has them in round 3 of the playoffs.
Flames drafted Brodie 9 years ago. In that same time they've drafted Jake Gardiner, Justin Schultz, Cam Fowler, Josh Manson, Shea Theodore, Sami Vatanen, Hampus Lindholm and Brandon Montour. They also have Megna, Pettersson, Larsson, Mahura and Thompson in the pipeline.
Makes you shake your head.
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Also makes you wonder if there's something in their development process that's making it easier for some of these guys to make that next big step. As Edmonton has shown up until McDavid; drafting is only half of the equation.