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Originally Posted by Toonage
We'd be screaming at BT if Hamilton did end up on the Oilers and he didn't give up a 1st when he could have.
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Originally Posted by colbym72
How do we know BT takes Barzal there? There is no guarantee of that. Boston had 3 straight cracks at him and didnt take him. We dont know. Anyone can draft in hindsight.
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Thats my point. The Hamilton trade was fine but not an obvious homerun. Flames could have been 11th in the west again a few years later with the picks rather than Hamilton.
Ppl like to hope the flames are having an off year and hope to bounce back like the jets. The difference is their gm was patient, had the crap years, but landed big in the draft and are elite thanks to it.
Average/bad teams are better off being patient and growing organically thru the draft rather than trading picks and chasing ufa.