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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I look forward to debating the whole idea of “just get in” after the Panthers win the Stanley Cup.
The Panthers have:
1st Overall: Aaron Ekblad
(Ancient) 2nd Overall: Eric Staal
2nd Overall: Aleksander Barkov
2nd Overall: Sam Reinhart
4th Overall: Sam Bennett
12th Overall: Anton Lundell
(Ancient) 12th Overall: Marc Staal
2x Vezina Trophy Goalie: Sergei Bobrovsky
Even if you squint really hard, the Flames roster is nowhere near this good at the top end.
The unique part of Florida is that they’ve leveraged their desirable market + the incompetence of other organizations very well…but even then, the backbone of their organization is a 1st and 2nd Overall pick (and an acquired 6th overall pick). Flames just don’t have a Barkov, Ekblad, or Tkachuk.
So yeah, just get in…but also make sure you have elite talent drafted 1st and 2nd overall.
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And they turned 3rd overall Huberdeau to 6th overall Tkachuk which is looking like an absolute genius move. One guy is just coming into his own and the other guy is likely to decline.