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Old 04-03-2025, 05:27 PM   #1359
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe View Post
Edit: Forgot to make this point - 2012 was such an awful year to prioritize centers. Imagine if the Flames drafted Vasilevski in that round. Now remember how awful goaltending was in the playoffs year-over-year with the Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm-Tkachuk era. I bet the Flames would have likely experienced a much higher success level in the playoffs had they added Vasiliveski - and I myself dislike a 1st being used on a goaltender. Just goes to show that any hard and fast 'rules' shoot you in the foot - take the best player available, period, and you are more likely to have success long-term.
The Flames probably aren't picking early enough to get Monahan and Tkachuk if they had picked Vasilevski. We're going to see that hypothetical scenario play out with Wolf, though.
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