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Old 06-23-2019, 11:40 PM   #486
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Originally Posted by David Struch View Post
Ouch, those two 2nd rounders at 34th Mason McDonald and 54th Hunter Smith really sting.

2014 NHL Entry Draft

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2014e.html
At least it looks like the Flames learned from that draft.

They haven't drafted for size much since then. The big guys they have picked, Falkovsky and Bruce, were both 7th round picks. And in terms of goaltending picks, it looks like maybe they value stats rather than just pure athleticism now.

And if you want to be happy, just look at the 2011, 2015 and 2016 drafts.
Button seems to be slowly improving.

For the 2011 draft, 4/5 are NHLers and all 5 have played. For the 2015 draft, 3/5 are NHLers so far. And for the 2016 draft, Tkachuk is great. Dube looks promising. Fox was used as a valuable piece in a trade. Most of the other picks are still pretty decent prospects.

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