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Old 04-18-2023, 11:41 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by flamesfever View Post
The way I see the bad is that there was never a slow and steady, carefully planned build. They always seemed to be anxious to move too fast by making the big expensive trades which failed to pan out e.g. Hamilton, Hamonic, Neal, Huberdeau, Kadri.

Put another way, under BT they always seemed to be making desperate moves, in order to get ahead "now", and in so doing were sacrificing our future, by giving up too many picks and awarding expensive contracts.
BT 100% jumped the gun after making the second round in 2015. I know hindsight is 20/20 but trading away a handful of high picks early into your window was not a prudent move. Despite success drafting the Flames never really had a second crop of prospects join the team other than Tkachuck.
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