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Originally Posted by Beatle17
How about Buffalo and NJ? There are no sure things drafting 18 year old kids.
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The chances of a top 3 pick turning into a good player are very high.
There is almost nothing in hockey that brings this type of certainty when it comes to acquiring elite players. If this isn't certain enough for you, then pretty much no move a GM can make (even for menial tasks) is certain enough for you.
Buffalo and NJ have way more young talent than the Flames, and even their disappointing picks are all top 6 players while still being very young.