SAY WHAT - DAY 1 AT THE DRAFT

Following the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft, Flames general manager Brad Treliving met with the media to discuss how the evening unfolded:

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On interviewing Pelletier ahead of the NHL Draft

"We talked about what he's about. He's about winning. (We asked him) we're sitting there at 26 and we have a few names why do we call out Pelletier? (He responded) 'Because I'm going to help win a Stanley Cup.' It's better then saying 'Because I like the mountains,' or something like that. It's authentic with him. You hear a lot of things, it's authentic with him. You guys will get to know him, he's a driven and competitive kid."

On analytics and drafting Pelletier

"We do a lot of data, we track a lot of things not only in the NHL but amateur-wise. The data we keep, this guy, is, it's impressive. His brain, he's got a great hockey brain. Sometimes he's not going to pull you out of your seat but what he ends up doing is making the right play a lot of the time and the coaches trust him, he plays in all situations as we all talk about the 200-foot player. So he's a guy that had 40 goals, and 90 points and he's killing penalties he's playing in the d-zone, he's one of the three on a 5-on-3."

On trade talk during the first round

"It was quiet; we got a couple of call right before our pick to move back but nothing that made sense to us."