One of the things for me that clearly shows it is a rebuild is the number of picks the Flames have had with Conroy. 2024 they 6 picks in the first 3 round, 5 in 2025, and they are sitting at 5 for the 2026 draft without the potential trades this year. As it stands 17 players in the first 3 rounds when teams typically would have 9.
If that isn't a rebuild by draft picks I don't know what is. That high pick will happen this year. I think they have stocked up so many picks the issue in the next couple years will be trying to find places for everyone to develop.
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