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Originally Posted by chockfullofgoodness
Not sure how much input Burke had as far as the 2016 draft went, but he said about a month ago that had the Flames had the #4 pick that year that they would have taken Puljujarvi. They were having a Sportsnet chat about Chiarelli and how tough it is to be a GM in a Canadian market. Burke said something about how highly touted Puljujarvi was and that "we would have taken him." Did anyone else see that?
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Yeah I saw that. But as soon as the Oilers knew that Columbus was passing on Puljujarvi they were taking him. They weren't going to move down.