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Originally Posted by playmaker
...Correct me if I'm wrong but the Flames have to choose from the following options:
1. Hope for the best and see one of our prospects (Wotherspoon, Roy, Ramage ?) sky-rocket to the elite level.
2. Draft D heavy next year, even when highly skilled forwards are available...
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It has already been said a few times, but I thought it best to be direct in my response to your post.
You're wrong. This is not the only option—nor is it even a good option that the Flames should consider. Teams should only very rarely draft by position to fill weaknesses in their prospect pool, and it should NEVER become a full-scale draft philosophy that replaces picking the best player available. A team like the Flames simply cannot afford to let highly skilled players pass because of a perceived need, especially since there are quite a number of highly pronounced needs to begin with.
A much better option—in my opinion, the very best option available—is for this team to simply keep doing what it is currently doing: their due diligence in scouting and drafting, and picking the best player available each year with little or no regard for his position played.