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Calgary Flames
Grade: A-
"The Flames’ biggest maneuver this weekend had nothing to do with draft prospects, as they traded Dougie Hamilton, Michael Ferland and prospect Adam Fox on Day 2 to Carolina for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm. The move made sense, especially when you consider the Flames weren’t picking until the fourth round anyway. All five of their picks were hard-working forwards with above-average puck skills who could provide either offense or defense, or both. Slovak center Martin Pospisil (105th) is reliable in all three zones and can match up against anyone, and Minnesota high schooler Demetrios Koumontzis (108th) not only oozes speed and finesse, but he also hammers the puck and is strong on his skates for an undersized forward. They receive first-round quality in Slovakian pivot Milos Roman (122nd), and both Mathias Petterson (167th) and Dmitry Zavgorodniy (198th) combine playmaking, skill and relentless pressure on the puck."
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Oilers Fans furious on Twitter : )
@Jfmj93
"How does the sporting news give the Oilers draft a ranking of B. But the Flames and Habs get A-? The Flames didn’t have a ####en draft."
The author replies:
Steve Kournianos
@TheDraftAnalyst
"Easy. Flames had no picks until the 4th but still
took five skilled players and two were in my top 43.
(Link to his rankings)
Oilers had three solid picks. Flames had five. They get the higher grade because they made something out of nothing.
Habs had a better draft than Edmonton."