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Old 06-03-2021, 08:01 AM   #787
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Wallstedt is an interesting case. A lot of the rankings have him right around the Flames' pick. I know a lot of people are adamant that you don't use your first rounder on a goalie, and given the Flames' history with first round goalies, I can understand the caution.


On the other hand, I was thinking about the teams who are currently still alive in the playoffs this season...
  • VGK - Fleury, 1st overall pick by PIT / Lehner 46th overall pick by OTT
  • MTL - Price, 5th overall pick by MTL
  • TBL - Vasilevskiy, 19th overall pick by TBL
  • BOS - Rask, 21st overall pick by TOR
  • CAR - Nedeljkovic, 37th overall pick by CAR
  • NYI - Sorokin, 78th overall pick by NYI / Varlamov, 23rd overall by WAS
  • COL - Grubauer, 122th overall pick by WAS
  • WPG - Hellebuyck, 130th overall pick by WPG


Of the 10 goalies who have played at least one game for the 8 remaining teams, 5 were drafted in the first round, and 5 are playing for the team that drafted them.
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