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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
For the Flames to truly have a quicker turnaround they would have needed to have an amazing draft in 2020 or 2021 that would be starting to help them now. And if Tkachuk/Gaudreau didn't leave.
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I think the strong draft has to this one, and that a guy like Suniev or Morin will need to emerge as being better than expected.
I don't think there's a Bishop or Pavelski impact shorter term player to get this year, but maybe next year.
Are Huberdeau and Kadri that different from Benn and Seguin? Huby was 2nd in league scoring two terrible years, but might be able to get back to 70 points. Kadri playing like this season is perfectly fine.
I'm just saying it might be sooner if they have 2 good drafts in the next two years. It's a major if for sure. But Conroy did a good job of clearing the deck and adding draft capital that teams like San Jose, Chicago, and Anaheim really didn't do before falling off the cliff.