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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Every team has a Coronato. I like him, but not a piece that is all that difficult to acquire or develop in any competitive team's ascension.
As for Wolf, I think it's a luxury for a team to have an elite goaltender these days, not a necessity to a Cup winning formula.
So then you have Parekh, who looks to be the real deal and is absolutely a piece, but as I've previously suggested...could very well be our version of Bouchard (that's a great outcome, by the way).
I don't know about you, but a couple of top 6 wingers, potential top D, and a goaltender isn't near enough for me to confidently say it's time to build up vs fall down.
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I’m not saying it’s time to build up, you’re missing the whole point about what “reality” looks like.
Reality in bottoming out “properly” isn’t an elite player at every position. It’s, at best, maybe 2 elite players at different positions, a star, and top 6/top 4 guy. At best. That’s what teams bottom out for, not the fantasy of drafting your entire next crop of hall of famers. They bottom out knowing that’s best case scenario.
Wolf and Parekh, those are elite or projecting that way guys. The kind of talent you’re looking for in the top 5. Coronato? Great pick, maybe first line or top six. What you want in the top 5? Not necessarily, but put him up against guys like Dach, Kakko, Puljajarvi, Patrick, Turcotte, etc. If he was picked top 5, he’s a lower/middle of the pack pick. Not nearly the worst. That should tell you something.
The reality is that if the Flames pick top five three years in a row, the chances of them coming out with Parekh/Wolf/Coronato talent equivalents is way, way higher than the dream of coming out with three generational superstars or whatever the best case would be. Wayyy higher. So it’s nice to dream a little dream, but sometimes a reality check is OK.