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Originally Posted by shutout
Except that Calgary had the chance with those two foundational picks with Monahan at 6 and Bennett at 4. The reason that Calgary has/is/will struggle is because of the lack of high end depth up the middle and they had the chance to fix that.
Drafted the players where they should have been picked.
Dropped the ball on player development (injuries, skating, two way play are all part of player development).
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6 is not high enough to be one of those foundational picks.
4 is BARELY high enough (Pietrangelo being the only Stanley Cup champion on a team where he was the highest picked player). Bennett was a mix of mismanagement and poor luck in that draft year.