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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
2005 and 2006 were horrific drafts for the Flames.
2005 is bad - 6th round pick Brett Sutter played the most of anyone, 60 NHL GP.
2006 is an abomination. Leland Irving played 13 games in the show.
If you're looking for the real reason the Iggy/Kipper Flames never achieved more than 2004, those two drafts are why.
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Matt Pelech is another player who early on looked like he would be a good NHL player, but whose career was hampered by injuries. I think the way the game changed quite suddenly starting in 2005 also had an impact—but this was not something that was foreseen at the time it happened. If anything I would call 2005 unlucky.