I really hate to respond to this nonsense but I can't help myself.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cowtown75
I believe we have drafted quite well the last two years
|
There is absolutely no way to know this and there won't be any way to know whether those picks will pan out for at least 3 years.
Quote:
|
and in another 5 years gives us that much more time to draft and develop quality talent not to mention the ones we have drafted hopefully being part of the new youth movement.
|
Every team hopes for this. There is no reason to expect that Calgary will do it any better than any other team. If you look at recent history the likelihood is actually the opposite as the Flames haven't done well with prospects over the past CBA term. Maybe they'll turn it around but expecting them to is blind optimism.
Quote:
|
I believe Calgary is different from some other teams trying to re-build. WE got a lot of pride here, take it very seriously, and want and expect to win- management knows this.
|
Right, because if it wasn't a hockey market they wouldn't be bothering. This actually inhibits growth of a franchise more than anything because they feel they have to be competitive every year. Look where it got Toronto. Do you think the people there haven't taken hockey seriously for the last 7 years?
Quote:
|
We have put some pieces of the puzzle in place right now to make this happen long term.
|
Sven Baertschi and TJ Brodie. That's basically it. I would say Gaudreau is up there too and you can make a case for Max Reinhart. Those guys will be probably be NHL players and Sven will likely be a success at the pro level. No way to know if Jankowski and others will be. Lots of teams have that many or more prospects who are about as good. Some teams have better depth. The Blues, for example, who also have a better team right now, whose core is also well under 30 for the most part.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cowtown75
lots can happen in 5 years my friend and I know Calgary is a place that likes to win~ sometimes that's the difference between us and a team like Minny, Nashville, etc.
|
Yeah, because Minnesota and Nashville HATE winning. They can't stand it. Given the success that Trotz has had in NSH I'm surprised they haven't fired him by now. Minnesota is hockey crazy, basically went batcrap crazy over the Suter / Parise signings so obviously no pressure to succeed there. Seriously just stop posting, you're embarrassing yourself and others.