In the entire time I have been a Flames fan (more than 20 years) they have been weak at C - a perpetual problem that is always being addressed, but never fixed. I think the solution is obvious: draft more Cs, especially in the 1st round.
Yes, yes, BPA - but where has that gotten us?
Here are all of the 1st round picks used on Cs, since 2000:
07: Backlund
08: Nemisz
12: Jankowski
13: Monahan
14: Bennett (for a little while, they were doing it, and it worked)
20: Zary
that's it, 6 in 25 years
Draft more Cs! The other positions fair much better with later round picks, but C is the most important position - spend the most draft capital on it!
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