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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It's absolutely true.
How good do you think he is, honestly? Because, lottery aside, the bottom four teams were separated by 2 points. San Jose and Columbus both had guys who put up 100+ points at least once in the last two seasons.
Chicago's leading scorer by the end of the season had 40 points and they were behind Columbus. Anaheim was the worst team in the league and they don't even get to pick 1st.
If you're saying Huberdeau is going to keep us out of the bottom 3, then we're looking at least 100+ points, right? That's the argument if you want to say it's what kept San Jose out of the top three (by one point). If Huberdeau adds 40 points and the team stays as it is, we're probably looking at 290-300 goals as a team. Good for top 5, maybe top 3. That's not enough to turn a team that missed the playoffs by 2 points into a team that has a shot? OK.
All the offence aside, goaltending plays a big part. If Wolf is as good as he's supposed to be, we're not picking in the top 5 regardless. So what's your actual plan to get us down there?
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I am not saying Hubredeau alone is keeping us out of there but him combined with the other guys that we won't be able to move will have us out of the bottom spots. I would do everything I could to give us the best shot and getting elite talent that will help us win rather than hold on to a player that may get us an extra home game in round 1.
I doubt that Wolf will be as good as Flames fans hope, and not because of anything he does but goalies seem to be voodoo and many guys who were touted to be great as youngster struggled to immediately adapt to the NHL so I think it is fair to wonder if Wolf will have the same issues transitioning to the NHL.