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Old 05-26-2021, 08:42 PM   #755
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Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
I dont understand this way of thinking.

Why would the Flames have any more insight on Point than any other NHL team just because he was spawned in Calgary? Every single NHL team has scouts covering the Dub on top of which every single team passed on Point before he was selected.

Not to mention if you wanna go down that road...the last couple local guys they added in Raymond and Klimchuk certainly didnt work out.
It's less that Point was "local" and more that we literally drafted Hunter Smith that year when Point had a much better draft year and wasn't an overager.
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