[Matty81]

The flames are going to be bad finally whether ownership and mgmt wants it or not. The veterans are declining and the guys in their mid 20s they acquired instead of futures are not great or consistent players.

The problem for the flames is how poorly the scouting team has done at the drafts beyond the 1st for the last decade. especially the 2nd and 3rd round picks


The last 3 classes jury is out but it doesn't seem like the flames hit any home runs with their mid to late rounders. And everything from the year they drafted topi ronni in the 2nd backwards looks bad. Wolf is the only late round gem who has turned into an impact nhler they have found in a decade.

When you look at how teams like mtl have used their picks outside the 1st they have an absolutely massive advantage on the flames in terms of the quality of their scouting.

Flames rebuild gonna take an extra long time if we are solely relying on our early firsts like the oilers did. if i were murray i would invest money in chasing the best and brightest there and change who gets to make the decisions as they have a recent track record of inept drafting that has hurt just as much as the refusal to tear down that pisses everyone off so much