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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I have mixed feelings about all this - certainly the higher the pick the better it would be for the Flames. But I look up the highway and I do wonder what stinks up there - why can't they even take a step in the right direction. How much does a culture of losing start to become part of who you are as a team and as an organization?
I desperately want the Flames to be in the top 4 - but failing that Lindholm or Monnahan at 5/6 isn't bad either. When you get to 7th that's where you now have to make a decision between a guy with crazy upside/risk (Russian dude) or a guy who perhaps has less upside.
Again the guy I have no view on and I am completely ignorant about is Nurse. I may be completely looking over him as part of that 2nd tier with guys like Lindholm.
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The problem with the Oilers is that management has failed to surround the young players with quality depth. After all these years of drafting early they still have on of the worst defensive groups in the NHL. The Hawks and Penguins for example drafted quality players in round other than the first round and made astute depth trades/signings of character players. I feel too many people focus on the Oilers and not the other teams like the Kings, Ducks, Penguins, Hawks, even Capitals that have done it the right way. The Calgary Flames are not the Edmonton Oilers and picking top 3 is not going to ensure that the Flames meet their fate. There are more examples of teams constructively using the draft than ones that fail at it like the Oilers or Bluejackets.