It's important to remember this draft is not fixing all the Flames problems this year. The more draft picks we have the better. I think we will be picking in the top 5 for the next 2 years. If the Flames play their cards right we could have multiple first round picks next year, and possible the year after. I know it's not what people want to hear, but it's the reality this team is in after a decade of miss management. Short-term pain for long-term gain.
I'm sick of the "big splash" moves this team is always trying to make. It's time to build up a prospect pool that other GM's will drool over. Desperate trades and over paying in the free-agent market has absolutely decimated this franchise.
I watched the Heat play a few times this year and the talent pool there is not on par with other teams. When I watched the Heat play the Griffins there was a clear difference between the two teams. Gustav Nyquist, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Tatar, Landon Ferraro, Jan Mursak, Petr Mrazek are all miles ahead of any of the Flames prospects. The players that were called up played amazing for the Red Wings in the playoffs.
Flames Management has some critical decisions to make. If they're smart they'll stay the course and make the best with their 3 first-round draft picks. It's not often a team gets 3 first-round draft picks in a deep draft. I have a feeling a Barkov or Drouin will slip to #6.
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