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Originally Posted by edn88
Maybe a bunch of our young guys learning to WIN instead of learning to LOSE is actually worthy dropping down in the draft.
Maybe we can bundle our first with St. Louis' first and get the fifth overall pick.
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Tell that to the 2007/2008 Oilers. Going from drafting 6th to 14th did nothing at all for them. I'm frustrated because if the Flames had that one more piece, I think they'd be pretty decent.
The biggest difference between Ottawa or Montreal and the Flames is that the former two had some really strong pieces already. Ottawa had Karlsson and Spezza, Montreal had Subban and Price and to a lesser extent Gallagher. The only way Flames can make the same jump is if Bartschi, Brodie and Backlund are even better than we think they are.
The plus side to all of this is some renewed faith in management's ability to scout and develop younger players and the team's sense of confidence. God dammit though, just win 1 or 2 less games would make a huge difference.