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Originally Posted by bax
I know what you are saying, but my argument is that Wheatcroft isn’t a “diamond in the rough”. His spike in development has come far too late in his junior career to turn him into any type of prospect of note.
Junior hockey is littered with players like this every season. There really shouldn’t be any criticism of the Flames here because odds are most NHL decision makers don’t see much potential in the player.
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Yet the Dallas Stars, who have arguably better scouts than the Flames, gave him a $862K three year ELC.
Sorry if I put more credence there than some CP poster.
And the Flames were once led by an undrafted late bloomer like Wheatcroft in Giordano. There are approximately 175 undrafted players in the NHL.