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Originally Posted by Jacks
Rather than having a "decent chance" at a comparable player I'd rather just draft him this year. Is anyone next year even close to MacKinnon?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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But that 'decent chance' is a
free draft pick (as opposed to costing us multiple quality assets).
Why massively overpay for MacKinnon when the Flames have
multiple holes that need to be addressed.
Take our three picks with the hopes of getting two quality players with them and then look toward another top 5 - likely top 3 - pick next year (that costs us nothing).
In fact, there is a good chance that we'll have more than one 1st-rounder again next year as well.
Building a team is similar to investing in that patience is a vital, and under-rated, discipline.