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Originally Posted by Boreal
Are the Avs & Lightning better at drafting? Well yeah, but it’s not that simple either. They’re also better at development, and most other teams are terrible at drafting and/or development.
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I don't agree with this.
I think the Flames have done just as good a job at drafting as both Tampa and Colorado - and the only real difference is that Colorado and Tampa both have at least two foundational players that were selected at the top of the draft.
Tampa has Hedman and Stamkos while Colorado has MacKinnon, Landeskog, and Makar and you just can't overcome that. It's amazing work to find Andersson, Kylington, Mangiapane, and Gaudreau where we found them - but we need those diamonds in the rough to build upon the foundational picks that we just have not made. We just can't overcome the lack of those foundational picks. We need a couple of players selected (in the right year) in those 1-4 spots. It's just required.