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Originally Posted by Bingo
Dense? Have to be an ass, don't you? You just never change.
Tim Erixon turned into two second round picks, one of which was likely a better player than Erixon.
So yeah once again draft the better player.
No one is suggesting you seek out players that don't want to play in Calgary. But if you truly believe a guy that might not want to player here is a better player than the next guy up you take the better player EVERY DAMN TIME.
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Plus players are 18yrs old when drafted, a lot changes, so BPA always.
Gaudreau meets a Western Canadian girl that he likes and it's a different outcome to the story.
An outcome that the Flames should be looking at is encouraging their young players to hang out, and do things in western Canada in the off season. Training facilities, strength coaches, skills coaches, etc in the Okanagan with cabin setups etc. Basically a center for hockey excellence. Build ties to west for these young players.