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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Well your plan keeps us in the mushy middle.
We need to draft and develop, and we need stars. We will not be getting a star going into UFA or trading away picks for a top 6C.
The draft is where a team is built. You finish off the team when they are ready by making trades, and some signing.
This is why we are in the position that we are.
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Except it doesn't necessarily. People think they know how things are going to turn out every offseason, there always teams that surprise. I get it, the negative crowd thinks there only two options, the bottom and the mushy middle. It's the exact same thing that was said about Vancouver last off season. Boston was going to fall off a cliff. Nashville was not a playoff team. Seattle was a playoff team. The Senators were a playoff team and a possible contender. The Jets were going to stink. I can go on and on about all the things that were said that turned out wrong. The team went through a new coach, new system, and player changes this year. Sure, they could miss, be bottom 10, or just miss. What happens though if they land a top 6 C and a top 4 D and Sharangovich keeps improving? What happens if Kuzmenko plays at the pace he did once he got healthy and fit into the lineup? What happens if Mangiapane bounces back? What happens if the guys who has career years hit around the same totals or better? What happens if Wolf gets the net and plays like he has in the AHL? What happens if guys like Coronato and Pelletier take a step? It isn't as far fetched as you think the Flames could compete for the division even, hockey is a fools bet to try and predict.