BUFFALO, NY - JUNE 25: Brad Treliving of the Calgary Flames attends the 2016 NHL Draft on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Calgary Flames used to be pretty bad at drafting and developing hockey players.
During the tenure of former general manager Darryl Sutter, the Flames frequently traded away high draft picks and often drafted players due to their physical attributes rather than, y'know, their potential to be effective hockey players at a higher level. If you were physically large and possibly Western Canadian, you were selected.