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Poe969 · 07-04-2022, 06:27 PM

I hate when people bring up the oilers or Sabres as examples of teams not being good, getting high picks, then still not being good.

Pittsburgh was bad on purpose, worked out well.

Chicago was bad on purpose, worked out well.

Colorado was conveniently bad for a time, worked out well.

What do those 3 have in common? Timing. They all got high picks in really good drafts. Next year's draft looks ridiculously good, and has what looks like a generational player in Bedard. If they started to rebuild now and could kick it off by getting the #2 overall pick(+) this year (Tkachuk to NYJ), things could really turn around for this team. Imagine getting the #2 pick, then Montreal takes Slafkovsky...having Wright in the pipeline would turn things around alone.

07-04-2022, 06:27 PM	#708
Poe969 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Exp:	I hate when people bring up the oilers or Sabres as examples of teams not being good, getting high picks, then still not being good. Pittsburgh was bad on purpose, worked out well. Chicago was bad on purpose, worked out well. Colorado was conveniently bad for a time, worked out well. What do those 3 have in common? Timing. They all got high picks in really good drafts. Next year's draft looks ridiculously good, and has what looks like a generational player in Bedard. If they started to rebuild now and could kick it off by getting the #2 overall pick(+) this year (Tkachuk to NYJ), things could really turn around for this team. Imagine getting the #2 pick, then Montreal takes Slafkovsky...having Wright in the pipeline would turn things around alone. __________________ Fan of the Flames, where being OK has become OK.