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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
That's what the Flames have been doing since 2013 when they decided to rebuild finally.
Picked 11 times in the 1st two rounds of the last 4 drafts. That's +3 for those two rounds and that doesn't include the 1st and two 2nds we dealt to get a 21 year old Dougie Hamilton.
We also had 9 picks in last years draft, which is more than we've had in any draft since 2004 when they still had 9 rounds. Flames also had one of the youngest teams in the AHL, if not the youngest, and they made the playoffs despite being in a division filled with veteran laden teams.
I hope we pick at #16 too, because it's fun. But if Tre can get a player that helps take the team to the next level, and will be a part of it for a while then I'm all for it.
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I would argue the question isn't so much how many times we have picked in the first 2 rounds, but what does the quality of our prospect base look like? Poirier and Klimchuk don't hold first round value anymore.
I don't disagree you look at every trade. But if it costs 2 firsts to get a #4 D, that would be zero picks in the first 3 rounds this year, and presumably zero picks in first two rounds next year.
That is quite a deficit in a league where contending teams seem to have young players emerge and make an impact. To do that, you'd have to feel rather strongly you have the makings of a Stanley Cup team in your organization right now. I'm not sure Flames are there so I'd like to see us keep the picks unless the deal is for elite talent.