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So if things go as projected, and the Flames will pick up Ekblad, McDavid and an undetermined player in 2015-16, I would say Tinordi's claim is completely false. Just Ekblad and McDavid would probably be enough to be considered superior to Hall, Nugent-Hopkins and Yakupov. I believe the Flames to be much smarter than the Oilers and will not put all their eggs in the forward basket, instead looking at the lineup and consider addressing the needs of the team when it comes to BPA. Garnering a top end defenseman and a generational talent in the middle would set the Flames up considering the depth they have developed throughout the lineup.
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My point is that I don't think the Flames will be bad enough to finish last, it's basically a roll of the dice either way, you really don't know how good and bad other teams will be. Couple that with the new draft lottery system and even if you finish last the odds are that you will NOT pick last. You only have a 25% chance of winning the lottery as the last place team.
Please get this through your head, my point is two-fold:
Odds are the Flames will not get one let alone two #1 overall draft picks over the next two years.
Odds are the Flames will be better than the Oilers over the past 3 years.
Which means that the Flames will need to have better depth, scouting and development to match the Oiler's high picks in the past three years.
Why is this basic idea failing you?