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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Goes back to a series of bad decisions and poor asset management that started in the 90s - and left this team in a deficit from an asset POV.
Then a period of wasting first round picks almost every year for an extended period of time.
Has left them with constantly robbing peter to pay paul.
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What do we think about the Flames' drafting? Are they actually good at it? I think they're okay.
Treliving has overseen five drafts now, and seven players he selected have played in the NHL.
Bennett: 312 GP 55G 61A 116 pts
Tkachuk: 224 GP 71G 103A 174 pts
Andersson: 90 GP 2G 17A 19 pts
Mangiapane: 54 GP 8G 5A 13 pts
Kylington: 39 GP 3G 5A 8 pts
Dube: 25 GP 1G 4A 5 pts
Valimaki: 24 GP 1G 2A 3 pts
They haven't had a 2nd or 3rd round pick since 2016, but before that they had two 2nd rounders in three straight drafts - Parsons/Dube, Andersson/Kylington, McDonald/Smith. Only twice have the Flames made a 3rd round selection since Brad was hired.
Stop trading picks. I like Treliving a lot, but he makes atrocious July 1 signings and he trades too many picks. They've only selected one player in the top 90 in the last two years. That's not okay. We are not so flush with NHL talent on the farm that we can afford to pass up that much talent.