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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Laurent Broissoit: Another 6th round draft pick that should never have been thought of as a high end prospect. Pretty solid, but pedestrian results in junior, and then traded before he really got a chance in the organization. He actually turned out pretty well considering his draft position and pedigree, and has managed a journeyman backup career in the NHL. I'd say that's actually a success story.
McBackup, Krahn, and Keetley were always depth prospects that were never considered serious NHL options.
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Just two minor nitpicks:
If you meant Brossoit could be considered a Flames success story, then I disagree. He was traded after just 5 games in the Flames organization. he's coming off a great couple of seasons, but until this year he's alternated between very good and not good every single season, and has only played more than 20 games in a season 3 times. The Flames had almost nothing to do with his development.
As for Krahn, he was drafted 9th overall. He was clearly meant to be more than a depth prospect.