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Originally Posted by Goriders
Markstrom
Weegar
Anderson
Kadri
Coleman
Backlund
Sharongovich
Kuzmenko
We have a foundation. If you mean we have to wait to draft McDavid and Mckinnon in the magic bean lottery before trying to improve the team I can let you in on a secret.
The Flames are never going to draft a player like that. Ever. Hopefully they aren’t using that as their base strategy.
They dumped all of their UFAs this year. I don’t think there are more than 4 players on the team from 3 seasons ago and 2 of them might be leaving this summer. How much more change can you realistically get? That’s around a 92% turnover rate.
At some point you have to reverse that trend if you actually want any undrafted players to come here. Let alone stay. No team in the league is built solely from the magic bean lottery. I’d guess on average 25-50% of most teams players were drafted by them originally.
What difference does it make where you get them from if you have the $$? Is there a prize for most original draft picks per team? Flames need to find affordable good players with enough entry level contracts to keep them under the cap. I think they have a lot of good players. A ton of draft picks. Some poker chips and a massive amount of capspace.
None of those things are bad. I hope Conman uses all of his tools wisely in the offseason. From past history I think he will.
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That’s a crap foundation. Hence the crap results with them so far.
Of the players you listed, none of the forwards have proven to be top-line players on top teams.
Markstrom is 34, and quite likely never playing for the Flames again.
Weegar and Andersson are good players, but I’d say it’s unlikely that they’re both top pairing defencemen on a top team. Weegar is #2 in my eyes, and Andersson is a #3 or #4.
It’s not a magic-bean lottery. It’s the NHL entry draft, and it’s where Stanley Cup Champions actually build their foundation.