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I thought both picks offered great value respective to their draft slots, they just didn't work out which is the game. I would have personally taken Brayden Burke over Lindstrom, and Cole Fonstad over Roman, but as that shows you can't fault either pick.

Lindstrom had a huge draft season and was exceptional in the playoffs that year. Stalled for a couple years but really bounced back this year so somewhat surprised the Flames didn't elect to see if they had a late bloomer on their hands. Might be a good Euro free agent for someone in a couple years.

Roman always had the IQ of a shutdown forward with mediocre skating, the only question was whether he could develop the ability to generate offence at the junior level to translate beyond. Unfortunately he wasn't able to advance his development and struggled to generate against all but the bottom tier of competition, highlighted by an abysmal playoff performance last season.