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Poe969 · 05-29-2022, 05:45 AM

Give massive long term contracts to 2 natural left wingers, don't get an elite #1C or #1D, and keep trading prospects/picks. Profit?

Who was the last team to win a cup without either a #1C or a #1D or a home grown goalie, let alone none of those? They've passed on elite goalie prospects too many times. Winning teams are built through the draft, and down the middle. It's easier to get high end wingers as free agents and through trades as teams aren't giving up elite C's or G's or even D's in trades too often.

I love the team but their current strategy is not a winning one. You won't win the cup with 2 smaller wingers as your best/highest paid players.

05-29-2022, 05:45 AM	#171
Poe969 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Exp:	Give massive long term contracts to 2 natural left wingers, don't get an elite #1C or #1D, and keep trading prospects/picks. Profit? Who was the last team to win a cup without either a #1C or a #1D or a home grown goalie, let alone none of those? They've passed on elite goalie prospects too many times. Winning teams are built through the draft, and down the middle. It's easier to get high end wingers as free agents and through trades as teams aren't giving up elite C's or G's or even D's in trades too often. I love the team but their current strategy is not a winning one. You won't win the cup with 2 smaller wingers as your best/highest paid players. __________________ Fan of the Flames, where being OK has become OK.