If the Calgary Flames had waited any longer, they weren’t going to get their guy. Article content

That was the feedback that Jordan Sigalet, the Flames director of goaltending, received from his counterparts around the league after selecting Russian netminder Kirill Zarubin with the No. 84 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Article content Article content

“You get the text messages right after — ’Screw you, we were taking him next!’” Sigalet said with a chuckle. “So then you feel kind of relieved.

“There were a lot of people that were hoping he was going to slip to the fourth round. I’ve heard a couple teams were going to take him with their next pick in the third round. So I think we got him at the right time.

“We think we have a really, really good goalie with a bright future

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