The Flames theme coming into the draft was, If you cant beat em in the alleys, shoot em in the streets! A bloodbath it was as the Flames took a shot at 24 prospects!
Round 1
23rd
Rasmus Sandin D. Picked up this pick from TBay just before the draft. Our scouts thought it was Matts Sundin, nonetheless we are thrilled to have picked up Sandin in the 23 spot. We had him ranked in the teens. Sandin is a well rounded smart dmanthat will help the Flames for years...and years.
27th
Jett Woo D. An elite skater we thought would go earlier as well. Besides an awesome name Jett is an explosive player that will help the flames for years...and years.
Round 2
48th
Jake Wise C. A sleeper. Not that he cant get out of bed, he is a very smart centre that has great speed and agility. He is slated to be a Flame for years... and years.
49th
Vladislav Kotkov LW. A case of falling Russians? We think so. A big 6-5 strong skating winger is just what the Flames need for years...and years.
Round 3
59th
Alexis Gravel G. Gravel for a goalie! You bet, forwards from opposing teams will grind to a halt anywhere near his crease. A big 6-3 he has ideal size and we think he will be a Flame for years...and years.
68th
Olivier Rodgrigue G. The Flames wanted to ensure we had insurance in the case Gravel turned to pea. Olivier was the man we targetted because he sounds like an actor and plays just as composed. We actually think he was a steal at this position.
72nd
Riley Damiani C. Everyone needs a good Italian on theor roster, right? Besides that he is on my fave junior team the Kitchener Rangers and wow can he skate. He will surprise for years...and years.
75th
Jakub Skarek G. The Flames scouts started to worry wehatmight happen if both Rodrigue and Gravel failed and quickly picked up Jakub Skarek from Czech. We hope he plays like Dom Hasek or he will be traded. Another big goalie at 6-3, he makes things look easy...he better, for years...and years.
79th
Nikita Rtishchev RW. You pronounce it, we cant! We did need a RW though and Nikki was a faller we were more than happy to grab at 79. We had him ranked in the high 40s. Great speed and very deceptive. We think he will be here for years...and years.
82nd
Anderson MacDonald LW. We thought it was Lanny's son. We found out it was Anderson Cooper's lover. Regardless, he is another faller in our minds, a prototypical big LW and power forward. Were sure he will patrol LW for years...and years.
83rd
Xavier Bernard D. The case of the multiple Xaviers...both with the Flames. A BIG dmanthat can skate and defend. Thats great considering he plays defence...for years and years.
The month by monthers 4th and 5th rounds
85 - Cole Fonstad
92 - Nando Eggenberger
93 - Egor Sokolov
95 - Carson Focht
97 - Paul Cotter
101 - Santeri Salmela
104 - Curtis Hall
108 - Ryan Chyzowski
124 - Filip Kral
127 - Merrick Rippon
129 - Xavier Bouchard
134 - Adam Liska
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