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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
This team better be sure on the trades that they are likely to make this off-season. Players like Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Monahan and Giordano that many people here feel that they should move on from. There are no players even close to those ceilings in the system right now. Maybe a few exceed expectations, but there isn't a lot of skill coming up through the ranks. This team simply hasn't picked often enough, and this team can't afford to trade more players away for pennies on the dollar.
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I’ll acknowledge that you’re likely right, but let’s not forget what Gaudreau and Giordano were when they were 21. Big question marks on both.
As for picking often enough, it’s not a guarantee of success. See 2013 Calgary Flames first round.