I have been reading the flames hf thread where the oilers trolls are out in full force talking about 5 years minimum. They look at their team with multiple top 10 picks and the flames still do not have the elite talent they do.
What will set these teams apart is late round picks and trades. I am confident under Burke/Treliving the flames are in line for some shrewd trades. Colborne and Smid were very solid pickups for very little and both players likely have not reached their potential yet.
The Flames drafting outside the first round since 2008 in my opinion. Bouma, Brodie in 08, Ortio in 09, Reinhart, Arnold, Ferland in 10, Granlund, Wortherspoon, Gaudreau in 11, and Gillies in 12. All very good picks with some potential impact players in that group.
Edmonton hasn't been able to develop anyone outside of their top picks in the same time frame
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