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Originally Posted by dino7c
IDK, how many guys outscored Tkachuk this season? pretty sure he is foundational
not to mention Gaudreau, in a hindsight draft these guys are top 3 at least. Look at the award voting, Flames had the high end talent
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How many teams have won Stanley Cups in recent years without top-4 draft picks on their roster?
In the cap-era, the odds are overwhelmingly against you if you don't have top-4 draft picks on your roster.
The fact we got Tkachuk at 6 would be a massive win (and Gaudreau at 104) if they were being added to a team that had a 1st and a 3rd overall already on their roster. That's how you end up a Championship quality team.
The fact that the Flames have been able to build the roster they've built without those top-4 picks is actually pretty damn impressive and why I think Treliving should be the GM of a proper Calgary Flames rebuild. I think he's a very good GM, but he just can't overcome the lack of those top of the draft players.