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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Kidd over Brodeur was the right call at the time. Kidd was one of the best prospects to come along in a long time. And at the time he was more highly touted than Brodeur.
Didn't work out that way - but the Kidd over Brodeur thing is one of the classic examples of the benefits of hindsight.
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But the thing is the Flames just drafted a goalie in the first round in 1988 (Jason Muzzatti). I don't think they "needed" another goalie prospect at the time. Especially since they also had Mike Vernon as their long term starter
They shouldn't have traded up to draft Kidd. They should have either "gambled" with a lesser goalie prospect in Brodeur (or even Felix Potvin) or drafted a different position all together. Looking at the draft, they could've taken Bryan Smolinksi or Chris Simon (to be fair, there are a lot of busts drafted after the 20th pick).