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Originally Posted by Caged Great
The way I look at it is that we have 6 holes in this system. Top end skilled forwards, High end offensive defensemen, High end defensive defensemen, Overall Size, Right Wing, and Goaltending depth.
The most glaring needs were high end skill, and defensemen. Size, Right Wing, and Goalie depth were all there, but not really a big big problem comparatively.
We addressed the high end skill, RW depth, goalie depth and size. While Hickey and Mattsson are good, they aren't high end talents and as of right now slide into the group of Kulak Culkin Roy and Gilmour in the "long shots" category. I'm optimistic and hopeful that they both become something, but they are not anywhere near a sure thing.
We now only have three major needs. High End Skilled forwards, High End Offensive D, and High End Defensive D. Next year, anything other than defense is not really acceptable (unless we get one of the top two picks overall in McDavid or Eichel)
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So if we set up a scenario;
Flames have the 6th overall pick
Projected draft order, and an order that the Flames agree with in terms of "best player available".
6 - Forward
7 - Forward
8 - Forward
9 - Defenseman
You're saying anything other than taking what they consider to be the 9th best player over the 6-8th best players is unacceptable?
Organizational needs have to be addressed, but I don't think you put enough emphasis on "best player available". There's other ways to shore up holes in a team, but to me you really cant stray too far from BPA.