The Flames don't have the skill to play uptempo hockey, which is why they need to grind it out to establish a base and add scoring as the rebuild progresses. Under Hartley, they didn't have the skill to play uptempo hockey either but they did it anyway and mostly got blown out as a result.
If 6th overall gets you Mathew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan then I too welcome another 6th overall pick.
Where did everyone think this team would be after attempting to build a contender basically from scratch?
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