I don't think a burn it to the ground fire sale rebuild should happen in Calgary. That's bad news for fans, and we deserve better (the farce that is going on in Edmonton is a good example of that).
However, trading Iginla and Kipper would simply be a "reloading" at this stage. They're not carrying this team, they're veterans who are within a few years of "the end" who could be important final touches on other rosters. Trading them for more assets is smarter than just letting them fade into irrelevancy on our roster.
We have lots of good players on our roster. We have a succession plan for the #1 goalie position (Ramo), and at this stage Iginla needs to play with players better than him in order to be effective - which is something the Flames can't offer him.
Trade them both, draft in the top 3 this summer and then try to spend money on Getzlaf in free agency.
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