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Calgary4LIfe · 03-02-2024, 09:12 AM

I wonder if the Flames draft another goalie this year?

I remember Button talking ages ago about how they ideally want to pick a goalie in every other draft. Lately, they have been taking a goalie in every draft, except for 2022 when they only had 3 picks total. I didn't want to go further back (1st round picks will trigger people!!).

2012 - Gillies
2013 - X

2014 - MacDonald
2015 - X

2016 - Parsons
2017 - X
2018 - X
2019 - Wolf
2020 - Chechelev
2021 - Sergeev
2022 - X (though only 3 picks total that draft)
2023 - Yegorov

I wonder if the increased picks is a shift in philosophy due to how many goalie prospects didn't pan out? Or is it simply a product of drafting BPA, and they strongly felt that particular goalies were the best at that spot, coincidentally? Or are they simply taking advantage of the longer term on rights for a goalie prospect drafted from Russia (as has been the case lately) in hedging their bets?

My guess is that they start taking a goalie every draft, unless they can't find a prospect(s) that they like enough available in the lower rounds. I wonder if Calgary will be taking a goalie in the first two rounds again, after being burned quite often over the years.

MacDonald vs Demko was an argument that was settled long ago. What was lost in all of that, was that it wasn't like MacDonald was some un-ranked, surprise prospect where Calgary bypassed the top 30 ranked goalie prospects. He was ranked #1 in some publications, and #2 in others for the most part. Parsons was a great pick - Flames didn't expect him to be available where he was, and apparently weren't planning on drafting a goalie that year, but they when he was still there, they decided to use their pick on him. He had a great Draft year, and a spectacular draft +1 year, before trending down and (according to hockeydb) quitting hockey altogether. I wonder if the draft capital spent on a position that hasn't panned out in quite some time led to a shift in philosophy?

It will be interesting to see the next few years' worth of drafts to see if the Flames continue mostly picking every season, and if they do, in what rounds. I wonder if they will ever draft a goalie in the first round again, or even in the 2nd round. Just interesting to note that - at least on the surface - this seems like a philosophical shift away from 'every other year in the first couple of rounds' to 'every year in the lower rounds'.

03-02-2024, 09:12 AM	#830
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I wonder if the Flames draft another goalie this year? I remember Button talking ages ago about how they ideally want to pick a goalie in every other draft. Lately, they have been taking a goalie in every draft, except for 2022 when they only had 3 picks total. I didn't want to go further back (1st round picks will trigger people!!). 2012 - Gillies 2013 - X 2014 - MacDonald 2015 - X 2016 - Parsons 2017 - X 2018 - X 2019 - Wolf 2020 - Chechelev 2021 - Sergeev 2022 - X (though only 3 picks total that draft) 2023 - Yegorov I wonder if the increased picks is a shift in philosophy due to how many goalie prospects didn't pan out? Or is it simply a product of drafting BPA, and they strongly felt that particular goalies were the best at that spot, coincidentally? Or are they simply taking advantage of the longer term on rights for a goalie prospect drafted from Russia (as has been the case lately) in hedging their bets? My guess is that they start taking a goalie every draft, unless they can't find a prospect(s) that they like enough available in the lower rounds. I wonder if Calgary will be taking a goalie in the first two rounds again, after being burned quite often over the years. MacDonald vs Demko was an argument that was settled long ago. What was lost in all of that, was that it wasn't like MacDonald was some un-ranked, surprise prospect where Calgary bypassed the top 30 ranked goalie prospects. He was ranked #1 in some publications, and #2 in others for the most part. Parsons was a great pick - Flames didn't expect him to be available where he was, and apparently weren't planning on drafting a goalie that year, but they when he was still there, they decided to use their pick on him. He had a great Draft year, and a spectacular draft +1 year, before trending down and (according to hockeydb) quitting hockey altogether. I wonder if the draft capital spent on a position that hasn't panned out in quite some time led to a shift in philosophy? It will be interesting to see the next few years' worth of drafts to see if the Flames continue mostly picking every season, and if they do, in what rounds. I wonder if they will ever draft a goalie in the first round again, or even in the 2nd round. Just interesting to note that - at least on the surface - this seems like a philosophical shift away from 'every other year in the first couple of rounds' to 'every year in the lower rounds'.