It's just a way higher likelihood of finding stars at the top of the draft.
Take your own top 10 players in the NHL. How many are drafted in the top 5 if the draft? Probably over half. And the rest are probably russian...
I've come around thiugh that a burn it down rebuild isn't in the stars for the Flames.
As others have said, we're more likely to end up as the Sabres then the blackhawks.
The best case is they walk the line. Keep the team hungry but suck enough to get lottery odds over the next couple years.
Keep a small but solid group of vets to lead the way.
Layered approach on the age ranges in the group and skew it younger.
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