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Old 08-13-2018, 08:45 AM   #2462
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Originally Posted by Yrebmi View Post
Except this is not how Boston has garnered success. One could argue this is how they are maintaining it, but they were not a bottom team any time during the period discussed.

Being able to turn a player of Hamilton's caliber into 3 picks in the first 2 rounds, means you have to be able to afford such a players loss without any immediate lineup return.
I think it’s interesting how they have accumulated or atleast maintained their draft picks while they have remained a very competitive team. Yeah it’s not how they won the Cup but they seem to be avoiding a bottoming out.

Flames conversely feel more urgency to get competitive. Which is understandable given where they’ve been.

I don’t believe Bruins are necessarily any better positioned for the medium range future than the Flames but you have to like their track record.
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