The National Hockey League's annual entry draft is a wonderful time of year. It's a time of hope, of renewal, and one where every team is allocated the same number of picks, with each team having equal opportunities to make hay or absolutely biff it in terms of managing their assets.
With that in mind, let's prepare for the Calgary Flames' 2015 Draft by looking at their asset management over the previous five drafts.
THE 2010 DRAFT
This was the final draft under general manager Darryl Sutter. Based on what we've seen since and asking around, I've gotten the impression that Sutter was largely hands-off and head scout Tod Button ran the show.