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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I think the Flames have generally kept a pretty consistent philosophy in the past 4 years in terms of how they've made trades. They have sold of veterans on expiring contracts for additional draft picks. So since 2013 they have went into the draft with at least 3 selections in the first two rounds.
In 2015 they did trade 3 of the 4 picks they had, but it was to acquire an established 21 year old player, in a draft where they were picking in the middle of the first round. So in that regard moving the second round picks to move up for a better first round player wasn't an awful move, and there was a longer term view point with the player they acquired.
They did gamble a good 2nd from last years draft on Elliot which obviously hasn't worked.
What will need to happen here for the team to eventually come out of it's current state is that players drafted outside the top pick from these drafts need to start forcing their way onto the roster in the next two seasons.
I agree that another better player at the top of this draft probably does need to materialize for the longer term success of this team.
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That's what this team will need. Another high end prospect with the picks we've made since 2013 to start to come through. Our drafting seems to be much better and our prospect pool is not as pathetic as it was, if we get a couple big hits like Kylington or Andersson or maybe both turning into legit players would be huge for this team along with Gillies or any goalie prospect and Jankowski turning out to be worth the wait. Organizational depth is something this team has always struggled with but I do think they are improving with better drafts every year imo.