Yesterday, we did a bit of poking and prodding at the Calgary Flames’ drafting results since Brad Treliving became general manager and compared them to the six prior drafts. Today, we’re digging into the philosophy behind their drafting.
Last week, Treliving had his weekly conference call with local media. On that call, he let it slip that the team doesn’t usually draft for position. That comment was in the context of the team’s recent rush to sign free agent defenders – Colton Poolman, Connor Mackey and Johannes Kinnvall fill an organization void caused by the team not selecting a single blueliner since Juuso Valimaki in the first round in 2017.