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Originally Posted by shutout
If you are really on team tank than you have to be looking at trading Wolf.
Move him for #4 to Utah or #6 to Philadelphia.
Pick the center prospect available at that spot either Frondell or Desnoyers.
Than with the Flames pick at #18 you draft Ravensbergen.
You get your goalie of the future and your #1 center.
Keeping Wolf means not tanking and building the team piece by piece by incrementally improving the talent with each trade, signing, or draft pick.
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Agreed. The frustrating thing is that Calgary is at a huge disadvantage for making trades and signings. The only way to negate that is to have elite young talent that helps persuade good players to waive their movement clauses or sign contracts. The only reason why Edmonton has been able to attract talent and convince them to stay is because they have McDavid. Until then, the best tool the Flames have is the draft and being able to land a top 3 talent or two in the next few years would sure go a long way to help convince other players to come or stay.