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Originally Posted by codynw
What I actually see happening is the Flames finally winning a draft lottery and end up picking a dud because they can't scout properly this year. Most Flames thing that could ever happen.
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It doesn't look like an overly great draft to be kicking off a rebuild either.
With an expansion team coming in, we are likely to be kicked down a spot unless we are drafting in the top 5 (something that has only happened once, so I wouldn't count on it). It also sounds like a pretty average draft at best. A lot of the top prospects in it are also Americans who are going the university route, which always makes me nervous because of the flight risk.
Add to that, with the shortened season and pandemic restrictions, I don't think many teams are going to be making a lot of trades, so there are not going to be many dance partners.
Then on top of that, we are likely going to lose a decent young player in the expansion draft.
This team couldn't pick a worse year to blow it up.