Listening to the Behind the B premiere as background noise at work. Neely calls Lindholm at some point to welcome him to the city etc, in the call Lindholm alludes to him joining the B's being 'meant to be' since the 2013 draft, Neely goes "oh ya, I remember"... I had never heard any smoke around that so took a look since it seemed like more than just a throwaway.
B's didn't have a pick til late 2nd round that draft (had dealt their first to Dallas for Jagr w/ the reach finals conditional) and the only moves they made that offseason were to sign Iginla to a 1 year deal, extend Bergeron who still had a year left, and sign Rask as an RFA.
Wonder if that means there was something explored with Carolina around Rask / 5 overall and Cam Ward, as Ward was well into his regression into below-average goaltending.
@Frisbetarian 10+ years is enough time eh? Anything you remember the team discussing around that draft? Apologies if that predates you, since it was still Chiarelli as GM (whom they extended for four years that winter, oof)
