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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Not dramatic. Look at the system. Look at the draft picks. Look at the potential bodies in the system and the development cycle. Look at the gaps that exist in the system. It's exactly what Sutter did to screw the team over before he got sacked as GM and why our opportunity window was so short. It's exactly why teams wander in the desert for years on end. We're going to have start over and try to find critical mass in the system, and that only comes with drafting. But ignore what's happening. We have cap space!
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The Flames have also had 5 first round picks in the last 8 years, 7 second round picks in 8 years and 6 3rd round picks in the last 8 years, so they can build off that bounty of young talent. They also have 5 picks next year and 5 picks the year after.