Rhett is 100% correct. You need special players to build a team that gives you an 8 year window. Drafting outside of the area of the draft that gives you those players isn't helpful. You might get some good players outside of that range, and a few misses as well .
And you aren't going to trade for those kinds of players. Never mind that teams almost never trade superstars (other than rentals), the Flames are probably on most NTCs.
It's fine if people don't want to root for a bottom feeding team for a few years. I get it, I prefer to see wins. But then buckle in the mushy middle lane for perpetuity... maybe make the playoffs one year, then barely miss for a couple of years, then peak when you actually win a round, and start all over.
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