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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
You do what the Bruins did that everyone on this board is so envious of.
You keep your core players and you trade everyone else.
That team is in the running for the presidents trophy and they have moved major pieces in the last 5 years.
How? How is this possible?
I feel like i've been posting a detailed blueprint for it since 2012. You Sell assets to acquire draft picks and then use those draft picks to draft your own.
Spooner was the second of 2 2nd round picks Boston made in 2010. Contributing roster player. 252 games of NHL experience. The first pick they made in the 2nd round, Jared Knight, 0 NHL games.
Calgary did not make a draft selection that year until the third round and picked Max Reinhart, in case you were wondering. Grabbed Ferland in the 5th, so that's not bad.
Well, the next year has to be pretty good, right? That's the gaudreau draft. Hard to fathom having a better draft than getting Gaudreau in the 4th round, right? Granlund, Baertschi and Gaudreau, boy, pretty good draft.
Well, the ducks walked away from that draft with John Gibson, William Karlsson (a 2nd rounder), Josh Manson and Rickard Rackell.
Chicago walked out of that draft with Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad (saad a 2nd rounder).
Tampa walked away with Palat, Kucherov and Namestnikov (Kucherov a 2nd rounder).
"Ok, well, I get it FLash Walken, you're an #######, but I get it."
You can trace every good team in the league right now to the draft, and you can trace most of the bad teams in the league to the draft. It comes down to good drafting and development, sure, but it mostly comes down to blind luck and quantity.
Matt Murray was the 2nd of 2 3rd round picks. Starting goalie on an ELC the year he wins his first cup. If the flames keep moving draft picks for players that get them into 8th or 9th place, this mediocrity will persist in perpetuity.
It is the hallmark of the Calgary Flames. There will be zero success here, like there has been zero success, until ownership decides they like winning more than they like not being terrible.
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I like Backlunds game but feel he could have fetched a pretty good pick at the deadline. I would have traded him.
If we lose a couple more before the deadline, I would approach Smith and ask if he wants to go to a contender for once in his life and get a solid pick from him.
Frolik would also fetch a good pick.
I don't think you can let Hamonic, Brodie, Bennett go as they will bounce back. Much of the board was shooting Dougie out of town... patience is key when you are looking forward to next year.
If you could get anything for Kulak or Stone, I send them away and open the doors to the cupboard in the AHL.
I would love to see Ferland in his natural role on the 3rd line with Bennet and Hathaway.
Top line of Tkachuk, Johny and Mony
Janko on line 2
4th line of the guys we couldnt give away for free at the deadline.
Off season, sign the new best goalie and a new coach with experience.
I am sure I will take flack for the Smith comment but he is only getting older and will become more injury prone. He is the only reason we are in a playoff hunt right now but I fear that may not last with the workload he has been given over the years.