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Originally Posted by Igottago
The scarcity mindset amazes me. Most if not all stars and elite legends of the game are the highest draft picks. They are the guys winning cups, sometimes numerous cups. Being scared to take a shot at landing those players is insane to me. Are you that afraid of a few years of pain? I have news for you, the Flames are going to suck anyways, they might as well get something for it.
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Which they shouldn't be. Really, the Flames being in mediocracy purgatory for three decades now is really the worst possible place to be in as a franchise. There hasn't been one stretch since '89 were the Flames were considered cup contenders. Flames making it to the second round of the playoffs once a decade is the peak for this club. Buffalo Sabres playoff drought might be the only franchise to beat that. I guess you could include the Coyotes in this also, but their situation is different due to organizational instability. Flames and Sabres don't have off ice distractions.