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Originally Posted by Five-hole
It's honestly crazy that anyone is defending this organization's track record of drafting and development in the last 20 years. It is atrocious. If it is not at the absolute bottom of the league it has to be close. It is only recently starting to rebound, but that's still vibes -- outside of Coronato and Wolf everyone is still really a question mark. Has it actually improved? The jury is out.
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Independent analysis has been done that shows they are not bottom of the league when normalized for pick volume and quality. This study was done a few years ago by The Athletic looking at draft returns since 2007. It has the Flames at #2.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/508...ng-best-picks/
Here's how they sum it up:
It might be surprising to see Calgary this high but it makes sense once you consider context. The Flames only had 74 picks which is the second fewest of all teams from 2007-2018. We’re measuring teams’ success relative to their draft ammo and in the Flames’ case, they got a strong bang for their (limited) buck.
So when you say they have to be absolute bottom, that's not supported by at least one proper analysis. There could be others. Perhaps you can find one that shows Calgary is at the bottom.
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Originally Posted by Five-hole
If Parekh doesn't turn out, it could be his fault. There's a lot of story left to be written.
But this year has not been a great start to his time in the organization. I am explaining why this makes me apprehensive, because we have absolutely no track record of righting the ship when it starts to wobble.
You keep asking me for "evidence" about this frustration and apprehension. I've provided what I have. Is there some reason, in your view, that I should not be frustrated and apprehensive about how this year has gone for Zayne in the Flames org?
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You can feel how you want. I'm not telling you how to feel. But don't be shocked and dismayed when others challenge an opinion that seems to be more emotional based than factually based.