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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Meanwhile, Conroy keeps picking up amateur defenders. Looks to me like Conroy believes Huska has the touch to develop/improve defenders.
And perhaps he has a different strategy in mind to address forward depth.
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It makes sense to me.
Defencemen typically take longer to reach their prime than forwards. A 20-year-old D prospect is likely to become an NHL regular about the same time as an 18-year-old forward drafted this summer. Conroy has certainly acquired more than his share of D prospects this year.
It's a cliche (because it's true) that you always want to draft the BPA. But I imagine that where there's a close decision, the Flames will pick a forward ahead of a defenceman and a centre ahead of anything else. If they stock up on forwards these next two or three drafts, they could have a whole crop of NHL-ready players arriving in 2027 or '28.