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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
but the team would be a ####load more entertaining to watch if they weren't the 27th worst offensive group in the league.
It's an opportunity cost situation as well as a cap situation. If the Flames weren't paying Dougie 5.75 at the cost a 1st and 2 2nds, could they have instead drafted one of those guys and signed a capable defender? Could they have drafted one of those guys, stunk the joint out next season and then done the hamonic deal?
I'm not trying to re-live the picks here, but it's hard to argue the Flames are building through the draft when they have no picks in the first three rounds this year so far, their second year in 4 where they won't be drafting in the 1st round.
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It's tough.
IMO there is a big argument to be made about the Hamonic picks since you gave up a lot for a guy who is more of a #4 d-man when that was a position of strength within your prospects but that Hamilton deal is one you make every day.
Cap space isn't and wasn't an issue with this team, you had no real d-men in the pipeline, & you were getting a 22 year old d-man that was coming off a 42 point season who still has the potential to be a #1 d-man and already is a #2.
Sure if you assume worst case result and say Flames would have taken Barzal, Sprong, and whomever then it looks bad but the fact that you got a sure thing holds some extra value here too.
Plus the Flames still had two 2nd round picks and got the guys they wanted in the 2nd round anyways (Andersson & Kylington).