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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
For the most part I'm aligned with Conroy's plan.
He's acquiring picks, keeping the picks, and overhauling the system. That's a big step that previous regimes have failed at. It's not a small victory either and I don't take it lightly.
Where I disagree with the current strategy is acquiring the 25 and under talent right now. The most valuable asset(s) in this re-something are the Flames picks. The deals to acquire Frost, Farabee etc. are elevating our floor and decreasing the value of our own picks.
We can point to all these picks they've had in the first few years of the Conroy era, but if we can't accumulate at least 1-2 top 10 picks I fear we'll be disappointed that the top end of the team isn't as good as it needs to be to win.
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You can't push the draft picks too far down the road. Wolf is entering his prime now. You can't waste a prime Wolf in the hopes of possibly drafting and developing a player who in 7-8 years will be as impactful as Wolf is now. With Wolf and Parekh where they are right now in development and age, the window opens in about 2 seasons and remans open for about 5 seasons. Any additions need to be ready to join the team in 2-3 seasons, or need to be in their prime between 2 and 7 seasons from now. So adding players currently age 20-25 fits the plan well, as long as you aren't giving up other assets that will be in their prime during the contention window.