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Ranking the 5 Worst Calgary Flames Draft Picks In Recent Memory

By Nathan Smith

CALGARY, AB - APRIL 4: Sam Bennett #93 of the Calgary Flames in action against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 4, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - APRIL 4: Sam Bennett #93 of the Calgary Flames in action against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 4, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /
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1. Emile Poirier – No. 22 overall in 2013

The Flames landed on their first pick in 2013 in a big way with franchise icon Sean Monahan, but with three picks in the draft, they were no doubt disappointed with No. 28 Klimchuk, but also No. 22 overall Emile Poirier, who managed just 8 games at the NHL level. Despite putting up an impressive 197 points in his three seasons playing in the QMJHL, he couldn’t even translate that to the AHL level, as he tallied a career high of 42 points back in 2014, and unfortunately, he just never made his way into a significant role in the NHL.

While the 2013 class after Poirier wasn’t exactly loaded (Andre Burakovsky and Shea Theodore rounded out the first-round), this one is especially disappointing given the failure on two out of three picks in the round, as well as his production coming into the draft, but ultimately, no team can hit on every one of their picks.

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