After a year away, the Calgary Flames are back selecting in the first round at the 2019 NHL Draft. Selecting at 26th overall, there are a lot of players that the Flames may be interested in picking.
With an interest in shedding some light on the Flames’ first round pick, we’ve dug in a bit and found some answers to the bigger questions surrounding the 26th overall selection.
Is this a deep draft?
Flames director of amateur scouting Tod Button answered this to CalgaryFlames.com’s Ryan Dittrick earlier this month (during the team’s scouting meetings):
I think we’re going to get a good player at 26.