The stars are aligning for these two alberta teams to trade places in 3 years. At least solidifying their respective trajectories.
The Flames are diligently building their prospect base while the oilers are decimating theirs and already the oldest team and isn't getting any younger.
A little more patience will pay off for Flames fans including a sparkling new venue to house all this fresh young talent.
Draisaitl is gone after this season and even if they learn from him walking and make a mammoth McDavid trade, no pieces coming back will come close to McDavid so the drop off will be steep.
I don't think there's enough blackmail or friends they can hire to convince either guy to close out their career there.
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