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Originally Posted by GioforPM

Well they thought they'd drafted a 1C in Bennett (which he isn't even in Fla). So imagine Bennett scoring anywhere near a Draisaitl or even Reinhart.

So down the middle Bennett as an elite C, Monahan as a strong 2C and Backlund as a strong 3C looked pretty good. With Stajan as a darn good 4C.

They had a strong top 5 D - Gio/Brody/Hamilton/Wideman/Russell. A winger who looked elite in Gaudreau, plus Hudler, Frolik, Ferland and then they drafted Tkachuk, Dube and Fox.

Plus they were very hopeful that at least some of Mangiapane, Granlund, Kylington, Andersson, Wotherspoon, Poirier, Klimchuk, Jankowski, Shinkaruk, Kulak, Hathaway, would develop.

I agree with everything you wrote. I would simply add that projections for Bennett and the rest of the team need to bear fruit before you start to sell assets for short term fixes. At least in my opinion. It is probably some revisionist history on my part but I’m just hoping the Flames are not too quick to exit the rebuild this time.