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Originally Posted by Nelson
Why can't the Flames just take a patient draft and develop approach like the Jets?
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i think this approach gets really hard when you start trading away draft picks like the flames - for example in the upcoming 2018 draft they will not have a first round pick - so they have to wait for 2019 and if they draft a guy who still needs some development time then he does not make an impact until 2021 and by that point the GM that drafted him may no longer be here so it may look like the GM in question had a poor draft.
to me the jets had some luck in getting laine as he was able to play right away. in addition, with the jets likely being on a lot of teams no trade list, they become somewhat forced to grow organically and develop guys.