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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Well, who says you even need to make the big move at all? I mean yes, it’s entertaining, but look at Winnipeg, up until the Dubois move they stayed the course and were very patient. They draft extremely well, build everything in house and have built an extremely strong and very young core. They’re on there way back to top of their division and they’ll be good for a while.
Personally, I would take back that Hamonic or Hamilton or Elliott trade in a heart beat. Tod Button’s scouting staff were on a roll in 2015 and 2016 and I’m sure they would’ve picked up some more good ones and fill the holes currently in the line up.
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In theory, I agree. I would like to see a little more long term thinking with the Flames, but look at their history. They have consistently short cut themselves and this approach was well underway before Treliving came about. This is an ownership issue, not the GM. I would argue, if there was one fatal flaw with this rebuild, it was Sam Bennett not realizing his potential, or even close to it.
Back to Winnipeg, they also had the good fortune of leaping several draft spots in a strong draft the ultimately landed them PLD. This isn’t unique to Winnipeg either. Dallas kept several spots to have Heiskanen. Philly drafted 2OA.
The Flames haven’t had that stroke of luck.