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Originally Posted by traptor
I actually think the LA kings might be more realistic.
They had an older group of vets and some decent younger support pieces.
They missed for 3 years straight.they didn't really get extremly lucky in any draft but in that time they were able to grab Byfield and Clarke as well a decent group of potential NHLers.
Then they started building back up. Got Arvidsson for pretty cheap. Traded for fiala.
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The Flames don’t have an older Hall of Fame D and C anchoring the old crew
They have Huberdeau/ Kadri and I guess Weegar?
So all we need is a 2nd overall pick , and somehow find 2 players of Kopitar and Doughtys quality to subsidize the rest of the roster we need to build - and we can have the hopes of becoming LA who has done …. Nothing really yet
Flames fans need to accept there is no model to shortcut this . You need to bottom out and draft lots of talent . Talent wins . Start stockpiling young talent and the strategy going forward will evolve depending on who works out .
The only goal right now should to get top end young talent - if you can find it lucky enough through a trade(s) and/or more realistically the top of the draft