you can't use oilers as an example. they are dumb.....
getting a franchise winger is great, but using 2 of your first round picks on them, especially when it's not clear that they are far and beyond the obvious choice is bad execution.
if the oilers took the #1 Center in each of their drafts:
1) Seguin
2) RNH
3) Galchenyuk
that would be SO much better than what they have today. Heck, i'd argue the 1 center they did get, is likely not going to be as strong a #1 center as the ones they didn't pick.
flames fans are painfully aware that getting elite centers is perhaps the HARDEST hole to fill on a roster in the NHL. Not using their top picks during this rebuild when they will actually be picking high would be sad.
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