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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Oh ya, that one is nightmare fuel. Lets also not forget about the year prior, perhaps where the 6'7" addiction began:
6'7" Kanzig @ 67th overall in 2013
Guentzel, Buchnevich, Verhaeghe, Duclair, & Bjorkstrand all taken among the 15 picks that followed.
6'7" Hunter Smith in 2014
6'7" Riley Bruce in 2015 (granted, atleast they waited till the 7th round)
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They've drafted some six and a halfers the last few years (Laing, Hurtig, Bell), but all in the 5th round and later. I don't mind that--especially hearing the upside of some of these picks.
I also don't necessarily mind a taller guy early on -- I personally like the Honzek pick quite a bit -- but there has to be more to the prospect than just he's a big, mean guy like Hunter Smith was (and he was an overager!).
Personally, I think the Flames scouting has gotten a lot better over the 15 years -- and the scouting staff seemed to get a lot more control after the Sutter/Burke eras -- that I don't get too upset with who they pick anymore.