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Originally Posted by AC
That's what it comes down to for me.
If we get Eichel, it's boom or bust.
If we don't, we're likely continuing to tread water for a couple more seasons before we finally start a rebuild when faced with players leaving via free agency while not being quite bad enough to be in the running for either lottery these next 2 years.
After bringing Sutter in, we're not going to do a tear down these next 2 seasons anyways. May as well go big then IMO.
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The problem with this argument is that the 2022 1st is going to be our best draft pick since Tkachuk. There is a small chance that it will be a generational talent.
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Originally Posted by _Q_
So Monahan + a 1st that might potentially turn into Eichel 7 years from now, but will most likely turn into nothing + one of our future Monahans (but most likely not as good as the original Monahan) for a star player that can take this team over the top.
Yeah... too much to pay. Let's just keep all current and future Monahans so we can just bounce between 7th and 12th in the conference for the rest of time.
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That is a bad take. The 2022 draft is expected to be possibly the best ever. And according to a lot of people here (you included I think) the Flames are crap. So dismissing that pick as 'most likely turn into nothing' is way, way off the mark. Monahan, Bennett and Tkachuk are the top picks the Flames have ever had. If we miss the playoffs and draft in the top 10, we will be looking at someone in the Monahan, Tkachuk range. If we pick top 3 (very possible), we will be looking at the best draft pick the Flames have ever had.
But you and others are good with tossing it in, along with several other significant assets.
Too many people are all in with the 'Eichel is the only way out of mediocrity' miss-impression.