^Agreed the "Edmonton only drafted forwards and look where they are" argument needs context.
Colorado's early 1st round picks have heavily focused on forwards (Duchene over Ekman-Larsson, Landeskog over Larsson, MacKinnon over Jones). Yet because they drafted well in the mid 1st round and 2nd rounds they managed to have assets to trade for Johnson (who is finally coming into his own) and still have enviable forward depth. It also helps that they managed to put more competent people in charge of the team.
Florida has taken a more balanced approach with their high draft picks taking a mixture of defencemen and forwards and still seem to be spinning their wheels.
End of the day, good drafting and putting the right people in charge will end the rebuild faster than the Flames "having to draft a defencman" with their 1st round pick this year.
Last edited by sureLoss; 01-26-2014 at 07:57 PM.
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