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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

Yes, trust me, I've thought about this team with a Tomas Hertl and an Andrei Vasilevsky as well. But it is what it is, when your head scout is saying I've got the "best player in the draft" here and he can be had in the 20s, then stuff like this happens. The Flames were trying to win at that time and liked trading picks, so this is another byproduct of that, recouping picks. On the flip side though, you end up passing on good players and look stupid in the process.

Weisbrod ain't here no more though, so it's all good. I really don't have issues with the amateur scouting side, they do good work with what they have. Heck, they recently drafted Adam Fox who's ready to be a perennial Norris candidate in the third round!

Hate to rain on the parade but Button had Linus Lindstrom ahead of Adam Fox and got persuaded by Jim Cummins to even take him