Taking Ritchie at #4 is not a good idea. Taking him with a pick acquired in a trade is better. However, I wouldn't want to miss out on one of the Sams, or if Ekblad slides.
Maybe Burke is planting these statements in case the Flames do a trade down, should their guys go 1, 2, 3?
As for the playoffs bit...The Flames have a lot of teams they have to beat to get just to 8th. The west is too stacked to make a run now, unless a miraculous set of circumstances comes into play
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