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Originally Posted by Jore
https://www.tsn.ca/seven-years-into-...cess-1.1631065
I think the fact of the matter is that other teams got better. Other teams kept their picks and the Flames cut off their pipeline of talent for short term boosts that sometimes worked out (Hamilton) and much more often didn't (Hamonic, not to mention Elliott, Smith, Stone, Forbort, Gustavsson, Lazar, Fantenberg). By cutting off their only reliable source of value (drafting and developing), the Flames stagnated while other teams got better.
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Well that is true too and part of why they will most likely continue to suck
There are two pieces to it.
One is how they play, and they are not playing up to their potential. And that is on ice, current coach, current team
Back to your point, the bad news is that although you are right, we are only seeing the beginning of it. The draft picks are what are going to hurt from about now moving forward. Elliott was for a 2016 2nd, that’s what Dube was. Draft year plus 5 is typical for lower round draft players to start having any impact. So those missing pieces won’t be there, it’s really hoping that what was drafted pans out