Flames are not going to be a cup contender unless they start drafting some high picks.
Teams don't win cups without elite level talent. I'm not sure exactly why people are saying Florida didn't have elite talent because I'm pretty sure Barkov was #2 overall and Tkachuk #6.
Colorado had Mackinnon and Makar. Vegas regardless how they got them had Eichel and Pietrangelo. And players are lining up to go to Vegas for cheap, that isn't happening for us so get that delusion out of your head. We aren't trading for a bunch of elite level players.
Again, we find ourselves right in the mushy middle. It's good we probably found a number 1 goalie, but we need just about everything else now. We currently have zero top line forwards.
And players like Kadri, Huberdeau, Backlund, Coleman are actively hurting us. They are playing good enough to win games, but they aren't part of the long term plan and they are old. We need to be losing games, not winning.
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