[mile]

It's good to be excited about the possibility about having a player like McDavid or Eichel in the lineup (and would pick them easily given the opportunity), but I don't think we should assume or expect we'll be picking 1st overall next year. Treliving said it himself that finishing 4th worst in the league is a concern - and even if he doesn't mean that, I would be concerned if there wasn't some form of improvement this season.

Personally I'm not as hung up about getting a high pick (top 4/5) this upcoming season as I was last season, and am perfectly satisfied with letting the chips fall into place. I feel like defense is our biggest need anyway with the center depth we have, and that there will some pretty good defensemen in the 6-10 range. I don't think I'll be as concerned about where the Flames finish this season as I am just looking forward to watching games this season.

Any pick in the top 10 would be fine with me - but it's nice knowing there won't be stress over focusing on how close we are to the bottom this time.