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Originally Posted by dino7c
never said that one time let alone many...never mentioned Johansen even one time. I said consider trading the pick if the return is massive. I highly doubt the Flames will be drafting top 3. Considering they never have in franchise history I think its a pretty safe bet. Not to mention the usual suspects are gonna be tanking hard, more than ever.
lol 2 of the 3 guys you mentioned were injured for long stretches this season
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Well the Flames hadn't picked in the top 5 until this year so not hard to imagine they could be picking top 3 next year.
The bad teams will be tanking hard but lets look at them.
-Buffalo will be bad
-Florida has been given the green light to spend and they're paying a lot for Luongo and they want to use him.
-Edmonton, they're crap but have some talent, they did improve their tending so one should expect them to be better.
-Islanders, healthy Tavares and more youth coming. They need a tender and there are some available this off-season.
-Vancouver, still have lots talent. I don't see them out tanking us.
-Carolina iill be bad next year.
Other teams should not be in top 3 conversation imho.
The Flames should be a bad team next year.
-Cammi is still a question mark.
-Can Backlund stay healthy and continue his progression?
-Monahan, sophomore jinx?
-Giordano, was this a sign of things to come or a blip on the radar?
-Ramo, played 40 games, can he play a starters role at a consistent level?
If all those questions are answered in a good way then this team can challenge for a playoff spot otherwise a top 3 pick is not out of question.