The draft day story from the table goes that Jim Cummins dug his heels in and wouldn’t budge.
There was no way the Calgary Flames were leaving Buffalo without the undersized defender Adam Fox.
“Jim Cummins (Calgary’s United States Hockey League scout) this was a guy he had to have,” said assistant general manager Craig Conroy of the Flames’ third-round selection (66th overall). “I have to give him credit. He said, ‘We’ve gotta have him. We’ve gotta get him.’ He liked lots of players but he said, ‘If there’s an opportunity to get him, we’ve gotta step up and get him.