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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I still remember that draft looking at his stats after the Flames picked him wondering how he fell that far even with his lack of size. It's kind of like the Gaudreau pick where teams dismissed the player due to his height. Heck even the Flames passed on him for six rounds.
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It's simply the odds.
Few goalies under 6' makes the NHL any more. If Calgary truly believed in him, they would have drafted him sooner. The Flames were simply less dumb than the other 31 teams. I do think they started believing in him along the way. Good on them.