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Leeman4Gilmour · 12-05-2022, 01:08 PM

Flames have 6 drafted players on their roster including Kylington (source: CapFriendly).

A quick comparison against teams in our division (I'm including those on IR);
Anaheim - 9
Edmonton - 13
LA - 12
SJ - 7
Seattle - 15 (includes Expansion and probably not a legit participant in this discussion)
Vancouver - 6
Vegas - 7

High performing teams;
Boston - 9
Colorado - 8
NJ - 12
Tampa - 10

This sample size averages to 8.45. I didn't include Seattle.

So we're below average. I think what skews the Flames number is the fact we just traded 3 "drafted players" for 3 "signed" players (using CapFriendly nomenclature). Teams like New Jersey and LA are just coming out of rebuild years. Edmonton is so top heavy they can't afford anyone but a minor leaguer. In a couple of years, we'll likely normalize to average once the dust settles from trading 3 drafted players.

I think the discussion is amplified as the team struggles to score with the AHL's top scorer just down the hall. And, that's not unreasonable.

12-05-2022, 01:08 PM	#15
Leeman4Gilmour First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Normally, my desk Exp:	Flames have 6 drafted players on their roster including Kylington (source: CapFriendly). A quick comparison against teams in our division (I'm including those on IR); Anaheim - 9 Edmonton - 13 LA - 12 SJ - 7 Seattle - 15 (includes Expansion and probably not a legit participant in this discussion) Vancouver - 6 Vegas - 7 High performing teams; Boston - 9 Colorado - 8 NJ - 12 Tampa - 10 This sample size averages to 8.45. I didn't include Seattle. So we're below average. I think what skews the Flames number is the fact we just traded 3 "drafted players" for 3 "signed" players (using CapFriendly nomenclature). Teams like New Jersey and LA are just coming out of rebuild years. Edmonton is so top heavy they can't afford anyone but a minor leaguer. In a couple of years, we'll likely normalize to average once the dust settles from trading 3 drafted players. I think the discussion is amplified as the team struggles to score with the AHL's top scorer just down the hall. And, that's not unreasonable.