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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm not sure how it could be miles ahead when it's probably bottom 5 in the NHL right now. I think drafting is a lot better post-Sutter but Treliving has traded so many picks away that the scouts haven't had a lot to work with and the pipeline is pretty barren as right now it's as weak a prospect base as at any time under Darryl.
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Prior to the 2011 draft, no forward in the entire organization had any upside except Ferland and Reinhart.
They were both recent picks, still in the WHL. Maybe Bill Arnold.
Now, the Flames have Dube, Pelletier, Pettersen, Phillips, Gawdin, just to name a few.
Don't get me wrong. I think Treliving has been just as guilty as Sutter when it comes to bad asset management, especially with draft picks.
But the drafting itself has been a lot better. Gone are the days of low-offense 6'4 anchors.