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Originally Posted by keenan87
My bad on that.. Although, still not an incredible list. Additionally, Valimaki has looked fantastic so far but he still has only played 20+ games in the NHL so there can't be a final decision made on that pick just yet.
But you are right, 3 guys in 20+ years. Only notable (~star) and confirmed one is Backlund...
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So, how does that compare to other NHL teams? I am asking because I don't know and am honestly not interested enough to do the legwork. I think we can agree that the Flames's draft record between 2000–11 is most unspectacular, but how much do misses from 15 years ago actually inform us about the team today? I would say not at all. Also, I suspect one would find that the Flames's record between picks #11–30 is probably pretty average—all teams draft a lot of players in the first round that never make much of an impact.