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Originally Posted by SebC
Really wish the Flames had pulled the trigger on their other wild card (Kucherov) too. Would've been an insane draft if they got both. |
Would have been amazing for sure... but hey, hindsight is always 20/20.
Getting Kucherov in the 2nd would have made them relax about the "darkhorse" rankings of Gaudreau around the league, and perhaps have waited until the 5th round and not the 4th to get him. It was only when Kucherov was taken immediately after the Wotherspoon pick when Button (who Feaster was giving draft control to) and company started getting cold sweats that lasted all the way up until they called Johnny's name.
They were likely counting on their secrecy to keep their interest in Kucherov hidden too, but they made the mistake of assuming that every team would be considering them as darkhorses. I think our recent pick in Fox is an example of a "let's go for it" pick rather than a "safe" pick.