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Jore · 05-05-2021, 06:25 AM

I was curious about this, so I looked it up.

From 2014-2015 (the start of BT's tenure) to now, the Flames are 21st in the league in total points. We have drafted less in the first round than any team in the bottom 10, indeed, less than any team but Washington, Tampa, and Pittsburgh who are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the league during the same period. We have had fewer draft picks in total since 2014 than all but five teams. We've also spent to the cap for every year except for two years at the beginning of BT's time. For all this, we have four playoff appearances and one series win.

I used to think that Benning was one of the worst GMs in the league, but the Canucks are 26th during the same period. They have a young 1C, a young top pairing D, and a young potential 1G. They also have the same number of series wins as the Flames.

As someone on this board correctly summarized: better than Feaster (26th overall in the league by points from 2011-2013), but not by much.

05-05-2021, 06:25 AM	#3056
Jore First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2007 Exp:	I was curious about this, so I looked it up. From 2014-2015 (the start of BT's tenure) to now, the Flames are 21st in the league in total points. We have drafted less in the first round than any team in the bottom 10, indeed, less than any team but Washington, Tampa, and Pittsburgh who are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the league during the same period. We have had fewer draft picks in total since 2014 than all but five teams. We've also spent to the cap for every year except for two years at the beginning of BT's time. For all this, we have four playoff appearances and one series win. I used to think that Benning was one of the worst GMs in the league, but the Canucks are 26th during the same period. They have a young 1C, a young top pairing D, and a young potential 1G. They also have the same number of series wins as the Flames. As someone on this board correctly summarized: better than Feaster (26th overall in the league by points from 2011-2013), but not by much. Last edited by Jore; 05-05-2021 at 06:28 AM.