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Originally Posted by Wild GM
Again - the Flames already lack a 2nd and 3rd this year.
We know the long-term damage to an organization that can be done by constantly peddling off top 90 picks, particularly to correct past errors (e.g. adding a 2nd to off load Kotalik).
You need some bullets in the chamber to continue to stock pile your organization.
I don't have a problem with the picks that were dealt this year - but you can't do that on an ongoing basis without doing harm to your future.
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I agree but Calgary has done a decent job of picking multiple times in thetop 60 of the past few drafts.
2013 - 3 1sts, 0 2nds (Cammalleri trade)
2014 - 1st, 2 2nds
2015- 0 1st, 2 2nd
2016 - 1st, 2 2nds
The Flames have picked 2+ in the top 60 4 years in a row. 2013 they have Monahan while Porier is trending poorly but there is still some hope for Klimchuck.
2014 we have Bennett but both McDonald and Smith look like busts
2015 we had 6 picks in the top 90. Traded 3 of them for Hamilton, traded our 2 3rds for an additional 2nd. Andersen and Kylington are still good prospects for the Flames
2016- to date this looks like the best draft for the top 2 rounds. Tkachuk in the first, Dube and Parsons in the 2nd
In those 4 drafts the Flames picked top 6 3 times and all of those players are on the big club. While Porier, Klimchuck, McDonald, and Smith are not looking great Andersen, Kylington, Dube, and Parsons are likely all in the top 10 prospect list for the Flames this summer.
You need those 2nd rounders to deepen the system. There is a good chance that many of those players bust but guys like that, who are drafted and developed are the type of players you need to keep our core competitive