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Originally Posted by saillias
I thought the Flames were going to follow the Dallas model? That actually means holding your picks and using them. Acquiring more even. If Jim Nill burnt his 1st rounders picking up 25 year old stars he doesn't find Harley Stankoven Robertson Hintz Johnston Oettinger. Do we trust our scouts or not?
This management group has been pretty good at finding value with their picks. I think we should just let them work. That requires some patience. I don't see the value in picking up a bonafide star 25 year old winger and playing him with the elder millennial centers or Morgan Frost.
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Dallas only has 1 first round pick in the next 3 drafts and is missing 2nd and 3rd round picks as well. They are spending futures to get what they need.
Also, Dallas has been crazy lucky in the second round. Robertson, Hintz Stankoven were all 2nd round picks. Johnston was a late 1st that 2/3 of the league missed on.
I don't think it is their scouting.... I think their development program is doing a better job of making space for young players to get to their ceiling instead of being stifled out.
Anyway, I am all for letting the scouting team do their thing, but I am not for sitting around and doing nothing with other avenues of asset management under the guise of "being patient". If a trade can be had to acquire a young C that fits the organizational need (and the Wolf timetable) then I think any of our picks outside of the next few 1st rounders should be on the table as trade chips to support the bigger trade chips (Andersson, Coleman, etc).