The most important assets to the Flames at this point should be their own first-round picks in '24, '25, and '26, followed closely by the other top-3-round picks they acquire via trade. Keep the picks, if anything use them to maneuver on draft day to get the players you absolutely covet. But only if you must.
Acquiring the 'could pop if given more opportunity' players will only compromise what the organization needs to accomplish over the next three years, which is to acquire top-end talent in the draft.
Hoping Conroy and management avoid these sexy temptations and run this for what it is: a small-market Canadian team that needs to draft and develop talent at all costs.
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