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Originally Posted by Psytic
Every team has busting 1st rounders. Im not getting hung up on Sam Bennett. Its the fact we busted on Bennett, Klimchuck and Poirier and Jankowski and Monahan is a 2C. I mean yikes!
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Monahan is the third-highest scoring player in his draft class. He is the furthest thing from a "bust."
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Originally Posted by Wolfman
Change in head scouting might not hurt either. Button has been here for quite a while.
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Since Bennett was selected in 2014 the Flames have had four first-round picks in the last six drafts, and only two between 2015–18. Both of those picks are NHL players today. But in addition, this scouting staff has also managed to graduate players from the second round (x2), the third, fourth, and six rounds since Gaudreau was drafted in fourth round in 2011.
I don't understand why anyone would complain about the Flames's amateur scouting. It seems like a real strength in this organisation.