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Originally Posted by Macho0978
The Flames also have drafted very well the last 10 years outside the first round.
The Oilers consistently draft poorly outside the first round
If the Flames can get some high picks and keep drafting like they have in the 2nd round on they can rebuild much more successfully than teams like Edmonton have. Extra opportunities with extra picks combined with next draft being stacked is a perfect scenario
Someone explain the plan when you lose a 115 point player for nothing in a market that doesn’t typically attract top UFAs and is short picks and blue chip prospects is winning next year anyways?
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The burn it down strategy doesn’t work very well. Teams that have done well lately fell into their high picks through just being bad, not by trading in order to be bad. Teams that intentionally divest all talent have no one to bring the high picks along. See Buffalo.