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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I don't think Erixon was a bad pick at all. In fact, that was some really good scouting, as Erixon became a highly touted prospect AFTER the Flames drafted him.
He just ended up becoming an entitled brat. Also, it isn't difficult to see that favoritism is rampant in the NHL. A team will always prefer to give their own prospects a chance first as they invested a lot of time into them.
I bet had Erixon not been such a twit that year, that he would have turned out to be a better player in the Flames organization. They would have given him chance after chance, and there really wasn't much pressure at the time given that the Flames were just about to enter a rebuild as well.
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I have my doubts. Mainly because the Flames didn't come away with a single player from that draft year. Not even one 4th liner! Whereas teams like Ottawa and NY came away with several, even in the later rounds.
No question Erixon was a brat and the proof is in the fact he's played for so many different teams. But the Flames were also really bad at drafting too. I think in this case it's both bad drafting on the Flames part as well as bad luck with a lousy person.