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Originally Posted by driveway
Isn't that what Wolf is for?
Drafting a goalie in the 1st round seems so ... bleh. Of the 14 goalies taken in the 1st round since 2000 you've got three full question marks: Askarov, Knight, & Oettinger; two partial question marks in Samsonov & Campbell; three absolute home-runs: Vasilevsky, Price, & Fleury; two 'meh' picks with Lehtonen & DiPietro; three 'bleh' picks in Montoya, Bernier, & Leclaire; and the absolute wet fart that was Chet Pickard.
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I don't actually think the record of 1st round goalies is that bad. Definitely not since 2010 or so. Subban is another bust though. And I would consider Tuukka Rask (26th) a homerun.
My main hesitation is the Flames drafting and development record with 1st round goalies.
In the past 30 years (since 1991), the Flames have drafted and developed a total of zero starting goaltenders. About 20 goalies have been drafted in that time.
The four goalies drafted in the top 34 have played a total of 14 games. Almost all Leland Irving (26th). Evan Lindsay (32nd = 0), Mason McDonald (34th = 0), Brent Krahn (9th = 1).
There's just a little too much risk for where the Flames are at. Since Wolf is a great prospect, there's no need to take that kind of risk. Not unless it's a huge value pick.