The Calgary Flames have been prioritizing skill at the draft table under Brad Treliving. If a player is good enough and produces, the Flames will pick them despite flaws which cause other teams to pass on them.
Matthew Phillips may be the most extreme example of that. Despite having a pretty good skill set, he is 5’7″, which has held him back at every level of hockey despite producing enough to justify better opportunities. The Flames scooped him up in the sixth round of the 2016 draft, and he’s quickly become one of the most exciting prospects the team has stashed away.