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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The point is Stutzle as your number 2 center or 1B would have this team in a lot better position if they had bottomed out 1 more year instead of selling assets to try and speed up the rebuild.
Trading a 1st for Duchene and then trading more assets to end of drafting 10th overall in 2010 were both big mistake trying to speed up the rebuild.
Thats 2 potential top picks and franchise players to pair with their core if they had just remaining patient.
Flames cant make this mistake
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This is essentially a meaningless discussion.
Had the Senators bottomed out for one more year would they be better today? Who knows. Bottom out to what? If they win the lottery in 3021 are they way better today if they picked Mason McTavish or Matt Beniers to presumably be this 1C the Senators apparently need? I strongly doubt that. How many top 5 picks does one team need? 4?5? Half your roster?
The Seanotors have the assets today to compete (minus perhaps a new coach) to turn themselves into a competitive team.
The same, or similar things, said about the Canucks last year are being said about the Senators this year.
Also, if the Flames find themselves with a young 1C coming off a 90 point season locked up, and a Dman many around the league are saying is already, or in short order, will be elite 3ish years for the road, I think you will find yourself pretty disappointed when they start making a push to compete for a playoff spot.