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The thing I like about the Flames approach is you can see where the team is slated to come together. All of is talent should come together in the 2015-16 season. That is the turnaround season based on moves to date and projections of future drafts. Holes are being filled with guys that should be ready to step up in that season and contribute. You can't say that about the Oilers. They still look like a team missing pieces and with no idea how they are going to get them. I'm willing to give MacTavish a year to see what he does, but so far he's followed the typical Oiler mentality and focused on the front end instead of addressing his back end where the problems have existed for the past four or five years. That is a team that doesn't do any introspection to better know themselves. Say all the nasty things you want about Feaster, but he has looked at this organization and made the changes needed to get better. He still strives to do that. The changes yesterday in scouting and player development tell you he understands how important this capacity is. That is why I believe the Flames will not be wandering the desert in five years and that the turnaround is planned and team is moving in the right direction.
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I don't know about your critique of the Oilers' holes. If they have holes then we have alot more. Oilers did a good job this offseason of bringing in character and depth.
This paragraph just looks like rose coloured fan goggle analysis.
With that said, I do think the Flames of 2013-14 are in better position that the Oilers of 2010-11. I do think our prospect depth is better than there's was and I do think that organizationally we have better management.
However the Oilers likely have the better top end prospect depth than the Flames will accumulate over the next three years. I don't think the Flames will draft players of the quality of Hall, Nuge and Yak because, for the reasons I list above we'll likely not bottom out as badly.
That's the crux of the two teams. Will the Flames be a better team with more depth and development or will the Oilers emerge as the better team because of better top end talent?