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Originally Posted by New Era
No. It's because they don't address our most pressing needs. The Flames have needed a top center for two decades, so you waste the highest draft position the team has had, possibly ever, and draft a defensive defenseman with that pick? Then you go and select a player plummeting in the ratings with your second 1st round pick hoping to fill that big need. Finally you pick a player with our third first rounder that floats between center and a position where we are extremely deep? But hey, he's a local kid so that must be good, right?
We really need to score big this draft, and a defensive defenseman, a mediocre center and a C/LW with mixed reviews doesn't scream success based on what we need.
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drafting for our current problems is a horrible idea unless you're drafting in the top 5.