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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
The lack of depth on the back end has cost the team this year IMO. So unless we're going down the path of Flames management can do no wrong, are you suggesting Flames need to spend more 1st round picks on defensemen?
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Yes,. That is exactly what I am suggesting. Although I do not believe the Flames can be faulted for many of their recent first round selections, moving forward they absolutely need to draft a few more defensemen with their highest picks.
As for lacking depth that has cost them this year, that is also true, but it is also a product of being a relatively young team with some poor value contracts on the roster. If we are still having this conversation in two or three years' time, then I would concede that the organisation has done a poor job in this regard. We are not there yet.