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Originally Posted by BigFlameDog
How have they given WAY to many pieces of the future? Two draft pics this year where they still have time to recoup the second (IMO)?
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Over the last two years, the Flames have traded away:
1 x 1st
4 x 2nd
2 x 3rd*
* 1x becomes a 2nd if Flames make the playoffs
...and received:
2x 2nd
3x 4th
Looks like impatience setting in to me. That deficit of picks will unquestionably hurt the future intake of talent. Which is a tradeoff teams make when they think they're ready to shift gears to the next level and exchange long-term pain for short-term gain. The problem is, the team isn't trending up. When the peak of your long-term cycle is 8-10 in the conference, something has gone wrong.
Patience? Look at the roster the Jets have assembled by carefully and patiently turning older players into picks, and then drafting and developing well.