I think we will see a changing of the guard when it comes to first and second round picks for upper teams and their value in the near future.
More and more cap is going to 6-7 players on each team making the entry level players playing a role on cheap contracts more and more important. Teams that trade their firsts and seconds every year used to be just mortgaging their future for the present, but now they're mortgaging their present too because third and fourth liners are so unlikely to rise above the froth and become impact players.
You need those young players coming in and taking up spots.
The Flames have three on the blueline right now, and one up front on the second line.
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