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Originally Posted by New Era
That is down right hilarious when you consider that McDavid is being considered a generational talent. He alone would be better than any two of the Oilers top prospects. That also does not take into consideration Reinhart, Nylander or Ekblad in next year's draft. Who knows what will be available in 2015? Those kids are still in midget or bantam? We don't even know what the depth of that draft may look like. But we do know, based on your projections, that whatever player the Flames select will not be as good as any of the Oilers top prospects.
You talk about looking bad? You've already passed judgment on players that the Flames haven't even drafted and deemed them substandard compared to the Oilers prospects. That is unbelievably shortsighted and arrogant to even suggest that, especially when those Oilers prospects haven't proven anything to date.
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McDavid could be a Colorado prospect. Or a Phoenix one. Or, for that matter, if, this thread is right, and Edmonton one.
You appear to be projecting based on what you believe the Flames will finish the next couple of years. First overall for the next two?
If so, you might want to take a look at the Oilers over the last couple of years:
Sorted by points per game (with defensemen and goalies removed, first year in the NHL):
2004 Alex Ovechkin
2005 Sidney Crosby
2007 Patrick Kane
2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk
2009 John Tavares
2010 Taylor Hall
2012 Nail Yakupov
2008 Steven Stamkos
2002 Rick Nash
2006 Jordan Staal
2003 Eric Staal
and by goals per game:
2004 Alex Ovechkin
2005 Sidney Crosby
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk
2006 Jordan Staal
2012 Nail Yakupov
2010 Taylor Hall
2009 John Tavares
2008 Steven Stamkos
2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2007 Patrick Kane
2002 Rick Nash
2003 Eric Staal
Do you expect Calgary to draft #1 overall for the next couple of years? If so, where do you expect the players drafted to place compared to Ovechkin, Crosby, and Staal?