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Originally Posted by A Shot Wide
i voted to keep the picks, cause i think a player like Connor or Barzal would've been a great addition to our forward corps and this draft was incredibly deep, those 2 seconds were close to if not 1st round value. Hamilton is fine but we need a lot more work on this roster to be a contender, we need depth... depth wins.
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Connor and Barzel would have been awesome at 15 and I'll admit it stung a bit seeing them available knowing the Flames had a chance but it's a home run for the Flames. Both Barzel and Connor are fantastic prospects, they'd rate higher then a guy like Poirier but not on the level as Bennett or Monahan did IMO.
In terms of young forwards the Flames are already at a good spot. Monahan, Bennett, Gaudreau are all 1st line players now or will be in Bennett. Then you have Poirier who looks like a legit top line option as well.
The Flames addressed a glaring hole in their current and future roster by skipping out on the first round, and still managed to get who Swedish blueliners who have the potential to be players as well. From a Calgary stand point it's a win in every way I can think of. Yeah, I would have been thrilled to sit back and see Treliving use all 6 picks in the first three rounds, and I would have been smiling at 2-3 guys we got instead of just Rasmus and Kylington... but Hamilton trumps all that for this team.
If we're looking at franchise players the Flames have two in Monahan and Bennett and just got another one in Hamilton for the backend.
At best the Bruins hope they snagged a player in this draft that will be as good as Hamilton will be in four years, and then what? Trade him as well? That cycle must be frustrating.