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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Really of all the teams in the top 7 in the draft, the Flames are the one who should be the most patient. Sure it's 4 non playoff years, but the other teams already have several key players in place, or in the case of Florida have been so bad for so long, they can't force another 3 year rebuild on their fan base.
So that alone will make it tough to move up because other teams want a player to step in now and make their team better or they will be looking at a lot of empty seats in the final third of their season. The Flames are the team in this group who are entering a rebuild, and don't have the 2-3 star type players on their roster.
I don't blame them for trying, but they are in a phase where collecting assets for a couple years, than getting a couple high end talents in the next draft may not be such a bad thing. The key is to have 5-6 good players under 25 in place as the 3-6 defenceman, or 4-9 forward spots when the top end talents come into the lineup.
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There is more than one way to skin a cat. Certainly staying back and "building' depth and collecting assets is great too... but getting a star player and building around that is also the right way. Don't be soured on it just because the Flames failed to do it before.