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Originally Posted by flamesgod
Ya, except the example you used is a very poor one. Only Tkachuk ended up being a top tier player at his position. While I liked both Monahan and Bennett, neither were close to being top tier players at their positions. That leaves a top tier undrafted d-man (Giordano), a 4th round top tier LW Gaudreau, and a 6th overall top tier LW\RW Tkachuk. Then you have a great trade, bringing in Hanifin and Lindholm.
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What if the Flames land Draisaitl instead of Bennett? That would have completely altered the trajectory of the team. Luck is required with top picks, later picks, trades, etc. I don't get this line of thinking that some top picks bust therefore what? You don't want them? Most later round picks bust too yet you have more confidence that youll build a contender that way? To me that's flawed logic.