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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
They need to fire everyone involved with goaltending development regardless. In the history of the Flames franchise they have drafted 28 goaltenders, of which a grand total of 2 have become legitimate NHL starters (Mike Vernon, Craig Anderson), and Vernon was the only one to do so as a Flame. What other NHL team has such an abysmal track record for developing goaltenders? It's an absolute embarrassment and probably the #1 reason why the Flames have been such a failure of an organization for the past quarter century
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Look north - after 1980-81 (Moog-Fuhr) they drafted Dubnyk but nothing else (and Dubnyk was run out of town). Look west (aside from Schneider, I guess, and they got rid of him).
LA has drafted one great goalie (they still have him). Oh, and they drafted Billy Smith but he only played 5 games and got taken by the Isles in expansion.
Jets/Coyotes haven't done very well. Drafted Khabibhulin. And Essensa. Not much else unless you count Darling.
You really have to get lucky to actually draft a good goalie.