With their first first round pick since 2017, many figured that the Flames would look to draft based on need. Perhaps if Spencer Knight fell far enough, they would pick up a goalie. If that didn’t happen, maybe they would address the need for righties, both at forward and on defence. Perhaps size would be something to look at. With a lot of the undisputed talent off the board by the time they would go up, the Flames had plenty of options available to them.
They went with Jakob Pelletier, a left winger with speed, intelligence, and an energetic style of play, but a player who only stands 5’9.