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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I think the Oilers have already proved that drafting through the top of the draft is better than what the Flames have done, but I won't give them credit for doing it with purpose - it was a product of their own ineptitude.
Colorado, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington also proved this to the Flames.
The Flames have been doing things wrong. I'm not going to pile on them for 89-2004, because that was a different era and different constraints.
In the modern NHL world where NHL scouting is much more of a science rather than "holy crap no one is scouting Russia/Sweden/US Colleges", building a Championship team is about the top of the draft. That's where you lay your foundation. After you crush some 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall picks - then you just have the small challenge of being the best managed team in hockey, but at least you've got Step 1 done thanks to those drafts picks and you can actually focus on Step 2.
...but yeah, the Oilers doing more damage in the playoffs this year will only further prove it. It should also piss this fanbase the !@#$ off in the process. The time for this fanbase being accepting of just sneaking in because "anything can happen" should be behind us. It's proven itself to be a moronic approach.
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This is funny. How many times they have drafted 1st overall? And what have they done prior to lucking into McDiver? How many of those 1st overall are still on the team now? If they don't luck into McDiver, do you honestly think they'd make the playoff this year?