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Originally Posted by Bingo
For fun ...
Here is the Flames franchise (Atlanta included) top ten drafts based on simple GP / # of picks
And here is the top ten drafts based on simple GP / # value picks (picks inside the top 60)
Clearly you need careers to run out before you get games played for drafts as old as even 2005.
2007 is emerging with Backlund's career.
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I've long been pondering how best to evaluate a draft - with a formula that takes most things into account but is still easy to use and mostly for fun. someday I'll get to it (figure some combination of games played-adjusted for goalies-, draft position, stars drafted and major player/team awards resulting)
84 is the best Flames draft no matter how you slice it. its one of the best drafts of all time- even more so adjusted for draft position it's just a stunning draft
79 is a nice haul, but 79 was also the crazy deep draft due to multiple cohorts- in that light Flames maybe don't shine super bright
81 has to be up there- not many teams draft 2 HOFers ever- let alone without a top 10 pick
83 is an underrated draft with some nice grabs
80, 85, 87 all had elite players snagged, often late but lacking multiple impact players
90s were bleak- but 92 and 96 were good drafts. the 00s also sad- sure a name like Phaneuf stands out- but that was a high pick in a deep draft. Backlund and Brodie salvage their years
things start to turn 11, 15,16 all delivered, jury out on some of the rest but some early returns look nice