The Oilers are showing that as long as you have two of the top five players in the league, you can hide the warts of even the worst management team. And that's absolutely where Oilers management has been the last decade plus.
And I'm not saying that the Flames need two top five players, or even one, but elite players are needed to consistently compete for the Cup - and the Flames don't have the best management group either. A couple of top 5 picks simply make it easier for your management group
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