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Originally Posted by codynw
Yzerman is a great GM but he joined a team that went through a rebuild without acquiring any elite talent so they’re gonna struggle to be a cup contender. Needed a lottery win or two.
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He got very unlucky as they had the worst season in the salary cap era only to lose the lottery 3 times. That being said, Lafreniere was 1st pick and wouldn't change much.
Zadina and Veleno really hurt them, other than 2020 they weren't positioned in the bottom 3 either. No luck in the draft lottery but the Flames had similar lack of luck the years prior and managed at least a team that can win the division.