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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
FYI Ferraro was the first one to beak Erixon for leaving Calgary, and the first one to rub it in when NYR traded him away. He has my respect for that.
I think 14th is a bit harsh, any team with Jarome Iginla and Mikka Kipprusoff has the chance of being competitive.. but I understand their logic based on past performances.
People need to stop waiting for this big bust to happen to rebuild, this team is already rebuilding with freshly stocked good prospects, some of which we saw show cased in the WJ's this year.
Just because you are rebuilding doesn't mean you can't try and keep winning in the process.
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Thank you! Why does nobody, anywhere, seem to understand this?
You're not being good to your fans by intentionally failing, esp when there is absolutely NO certainty of it working out for you. It's the responsibility of the organization to continue to try and be competitive, and put a decent team and effort on the ice. A contending team (except for the rare, 'lightning in a bottle' occurrence of pittsburgh) is built through drafting and development internally, which requires a good amount of patience and time, which is exactly what they're attempting to do now. It urks me when people bash this team for actually trying to compete while building up its prospect depth. What, trading Iginla is going to land you the next Iginla? Is that a sure thing? doubt it. Pretty doubtful that his value is that high even. Whereas his value is highest remaining with the Flames, where his role and contribution is largest. And Kipper isn't going to bring you back the world either, at least not enough to change the fortunes of the team by that move alone. It'd definitely hurt us far more than help us, I do believe. I think they're doing the right thing.
People here have gotta stop getting jealous of edmonton, and the media hype around it all. There's very little to be jealous of with those buffoons. They have no clue know how to build a team right. Way too top heavy. They're still gonna be chasing pucks out of their own net all season long... just wait and see...