Well the Flames were sharing an AHL affiliate when Sutter took over and I think their scouting staff was pretty gutted. So he did do a lot of work to rebuild it and the player development system. Obviously helped out by a change in fortune financially and the salary cap.
Easy to imagine him being pretty hands on with picks. But who knows how much of it was Daryl over ruling the staff and saying pick Pelech...or was the talent evaluation just off.
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