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Originally Posted by Drunk Uncle
The amount of vitriol over the difference between a 10 OA pick becoming a 13 OA pick (if we run the table) is absolutely astounding to me. Some of you are acting like we just blew our chance to draft a Crosby or McDavid in a draft that doesn't have anywhere near that top end talent.
I'm also not bent out of shape about not seeing our middling prospects play NHL games. Maybe one of those guys forces his way onto the roster next year, but it's not like the guys we are talking about are surefire NHLers that we are holding back. Most of them are tweeners at best.
I get people are upset at how the season has gone, but it all feels overly dramatic.
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On April 9, only 5 teams had fewer points than Calgary.
The difference between 6th OA and 11/12th overall (this is where the Flames will pick) is a lot.
It's easily worth more than a late first. In fact, this amount might even be worth more than Monahan. Especially when you consider the fact that there is a tier between the top 8 and the picks afterwards.
Also, at 6th OA you have a 15.2% chance of winning the lottery. Rather than 6.3%.
And the prospects might be "middling", but they're also the best non-CHL prospects the Flames have.
I'm not sure how much you've followed the Heat this year, but Phillips and Mackey were great and deserve to play. And even moreso, they deserve to be developed.