To me it's pointless to argue what strategy is best in today's NHL with the Flames near the bottom of the league in terms of where players want to play.
Doesn't appear they can keep players to the same degree. Likely can't attract them nor elite coaches or GMs.
If those are facts and not just an opinion (far from certain), hanging on to draft picks and drafting as much and as well as you can seems like the only path going forward until things change.
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