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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Yeah, Seguin was a small part but he was there, and he was homegrown.
The bigger part of Boston's Cup that Calgary has shown no ability to do is draft one of the best two-way centres to ever play the game in the 2nd round, and also sign one of the greatest defencemen in the history of the league as a free agent.
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They drafted many key players and none of them were picked in the top 10.
They do have the advantage of being a more desirable destination. They are more likely to be awarded a guy like Adam Fox than be penalized a guy like Adam Fox just because of geography/history/etc.
Flames have an uphill battle, even if they do draft top 5 or 10, but if they hit on some draft picks outside of the top 10 they can become a contender.
They look to have already hit on a starting goalie in the 7th round. A good start, and the D and W prospects look very good early, they need to find some C's though whether they are found in the top 10 or not doesn't matter. It's just more likely to find them there is all.