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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
Possibly. It all depends on how the 2023 draft goes. If you get the Oiler treatment and draft 1oa it's quicker as we already have 4 good/great prospects in the pipes. Adding Bedard makes it 3/4 years and your a playoff team.
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Chasing the 1st overall pick is a fool’s errand for this current team. Only 1 team wins the cup and only 1 team picks first. Yes if the Flames somehow won the Bedard lottery they would be poised for a very quick turnaround but unless there is a massive deconstruction of this team they won’t come close to sniffing at that pick. I would be shocked if they tore it down but here is what would need to happen to get a shot in my opinion.
1. Johnny walks
2. Sutter steps down
3. Tkachuk is traded
4. Markstrom is traded
5. Lindholm is traded
6. Hanifin is traded
7. Mangiapane is traded
Clear out the top 4 forwards, top goalie, top pair D, with only 2 years left and there is a good chance they get to the Seattle/Arizona level of sucking. They would also get a lot of solid futures for points 3-7