Over the past decade, the Calgary Flames have built a solid roster, but unfortunately, their work on draft night has left plenty to be desired, with several big misses that could have them competing for a Stanley Cup, but instead, they find themselves once again looking to swing big in the 2023 NHL Draft. Sure, they’ve hit on some big time picks landing the likes of Rasmus Andersson, Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan, but for each of those, the Flames have missed big, taking away Flames fans optimism about the organization on draft night.
That was the old regime however, and before Craig Conroy, Jarome Iginla, Ryan Huska and the new front office have their first attempt at drafting come July 1, let’s take a look back at the past 10 years of Flames draft picks and assess the 10 worst selections over that time.