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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I agree with your sentiment somewhat, but a reason they can say goodbye to these players is they keep drafting Timo Meiers', Kevin Lebancs and Tomas Hertls.
Between 2006 and 2016:
Sharks: 6800 man games
Flames: 4867 man games
When you're drafting like that you can afford to both lose players as well as trade for better ones.
San Jose has a geographic advantage towards signing free agents but they also do a much better job of grabbing players from the draft.
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Since Sutter was fired in 2011, the Flames have drafted 18 players who have played at least one game for the team (14 have played at least 20). Those 18 players have collectively played 2,090 games for the Flames and scored 1,219 points.
Since Treliving became the Flames' GM, the Flames have drafted 7 players who have played at least one game for the team (all 7 have played at least 20). Those 7 players have collectively played 768 games for the Flames and scored 338 points.
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Since the 2011 draft, the Sharks have drafted 12 players who have played at least one game for the team (9 have played at least 20). Those 12 players have collectively played 1,667 games for the Sharks and scored 707 points.
Since 2014, San Jose has drafted 5 players who have played at least one game for the team (only 2 have played at least 20). Those 5 players have collectively played 442 games for the Sharks and scored 227 points.