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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
If the Flames totally falter and get a top 3 pick I hope it's this year. A shortened season instead of 82 games of full suck would be much better on the ol' ticker.
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I'm still worried about the Flames sucking and then getting the shaft via the revised draft lottery.
That just smacks of Calgary Flames.
They dont tank, but should get a high pick but then the draft lottery revision sees a team jump 8 spots and snag our pick.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
There are two things that recent history shows us:
1) you have a much higher chance of success with a lottery pick if you pick a forward vs a defenseman
2) #1 D is way easier to acquire via trade than a #1 C
If you look at championship teams over the last 20 years, there are way more #1 Cs drafted from lottery picks than #1 Ds. Doughty and Niedermayer (with NJ) are the only Ds taken top 3 by the respective team.
Compare that to Cs, where every single Stanley Cup winner over the last 20 years except the Devils has a home-grown #1 C and many of them were lottery picks.
Draft a #1 C - it is the only way to acquire them.
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It isnt the only way, but its the most consistent way. I agree with that, if there is a #1C anywhere close then you have to take him.