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Originally Posted by MattyC
Or maybe it's the whole, "This is a competitive sport and wanting to lose should never be acceptable" type of attitude that most athletes have. If we can't win a cup without McDavid, we have worse problems. Other teams seem to have done fine without having Crosby.
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100% agree. It'd be nice to have McDavid, but no one should banking on getting him or assuming that we need this player to win a cup - especially after looking at the cup winners in the last few years. Crosby and Malkin may be two of the best players in the world but I wouldn't consider the Penguins a top 5 team right now - it takes more than superstar forwards to win a cup. After their cup win in 2009 there seems to be more of an emphasis on two-way play, tight checking, and depth/balance everywhere in the lineup. A star defenseman is probably is a greater need in the Flames' prospect pool right now.
I am sure there are tons of great players outside of McDavid/Eichel (if we get one of them, great) in next years draft and am fine with a small improvement in the standings if it means our current players continue to develop correctly. Things seemed to work out standings wise the last two seasons and right now next years draft is the last thing on my mind - I just want the season to start already.