It was only 2pts but the Flames beat Vegas in game 82 of the 2018 season (Jankowski 4 goals). Had the Flames lost that game they finish behind Carolina who won the 2nd overall pick for Svechnikov. Had the Flames been in that spot they would have gifted that pick to the Islanders who owned their unprotected pick from the Hamonic trade.
The Flames also finished sandwiched between the teams that won the lotto in 2016 to draft 2nd and 3rd and we know that every pick between Matthews at 1 and Tkachuk at 6 were all some form of bust. Laine and Dubois had moments of looking solid but Joulevi and Puljujarvi busted hard.
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