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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
A bit different there too.
Flames knew Fox was good, but he wouldn't sign here (or Carolina where he was traded) can't do much about that. Flames used him in a package to add some core pieces at least.
Edmonton didn't think Marino was any good, and just traded him away for nothing (conditional 6th round pick). So a thats easily more "No Good".
Flames also have Dube, Mangiapane, Andersson, Kylington as non- first rounders that have had NHL time.
Oilers have Jones, and Bear, and Benson has guys that have played NHL time as non 1st rounders since 2015.
I'd take our non-first round draft picks over than time period way before I'd take the Oilers non-first rounders.
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Yeah but does that matter when their first round picks blow Calgary's out of the water and neither team accomplishes much of anything regardless?
That's what I'm saying. For all the credit Calgary gets for their depth picks turning out it doesn't translate to anything because they don't make or land with their high picks.
For all the consternation about the oilers drafting top 5, they have two of the best forwards in the whole NHL to show for it.
Maybe that's a strategy to Flames should consider adding to their current work at drafting well in later rounds.