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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
That's why it stings so much to see the team's highest ever draft pick basically in bust territory. Oilers get Draisaitl, one pick later the Flames get Bennett. That stings. I loved the pick at the time, but Bennett just never panned out. That's going to hurt an organization.
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And I’m convinced the only reason the Oilers picked Draisaitl was because they were trying to get bigger and he’s 1 inch taller (and a few pounds heavier). And he looked terrible in his first year. Everyone figured they should have sent him down before 10 games.