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Originally Posted by tony-soprano
Rebuilds are not fun, I really hope they can hit some home runs with the draft picks. Tod Button has been with this team since 97-98, and in that time we’ve had some very bad first round picks, although we have seen some improvement in recent years.
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Button & the scouting staff have been well above average the last few seasons considering the lack of picks the Flames have had.
If you listened to Conroy last summer discuss other players in later rounds who were snagged right before the Flames were going to select him (Kaprizov) Tod & his staff have earned the opportunity to dig in on multiple picks over a few years.
Plus being a rebuilding/retooling team makes it easier to attract college or CHL free agents because spots are open.
The key thing as they accumulate talent is to not kid themselves like Treliving did that they were ahead of schedule & flush the highest pick the franchise has had in the last 9 years down the toilet for Hamonic.