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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Yeah it's easy to look back with hindsight...and I feel like how people view team building and especially advanced stats has changed over time. Plus we all ready a couple propsect reports and think we are experts all of a sudden, I know I do it.
Looking back at 2014 and after day 1 I had wanted the Flames to take McKeown and Smith in round too, and didn't hate the pick of MacDonald as it happened.
It's funny though because I look back at my mindset then and I think I had fully bought in to the Burke mindset of playing heavy and needing to be bigger.
My knowledge and understanding of advanced stats and prospect likelihood is much different than it was in 2014.
I look back at that now and think "How did I think that prioritizing size in guys like Smith, Hickey, and Bollig was a good idea"
Barf.
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I think at the draft, you have to take skill. It's really the only place to get it for cheap. I hate when the Flames draft role players. I think even the 7th round pick should have a high upside to them.
I believe you need size and toughness and veterans in your bottom 6, but I think you can get these through trades and signings (BUT not over priced signings). To me, the third line is where you integrate young prospects and the 4th line is where you put the experienced veteran grinders and you don't pay them more than $1.5 million AAV like a Garnet Hathaway.
I don't have a problem with guys like Ritchie and Nordstrom on the 4th line making minimum wage.