What a weird thread this is, the idea that you can rebuild the team by tradiing Iginla and Kipper is long gone, this was a plan for 2 or 3 seasons ago, at about the same time Dion was traded.
Right now the Flames are in the death spiral towards a few top five picks, the only thing trading Kipper and Iginla does at this stage is speed up the fall to the bottom (not that that isn't worth doing mind you), the Flames are not able to rebuild anymore in the classic sense, they do not have the assets to trade.
The best hope for the Flames is a lucky pick or two in the next few years as they get lower towards the top 5 that will complement the 1st or second pick when it comes,if this all sounds a bit grim sorry but I cannot see any thing else at this juncture, I do not think any team can be succesfull without several high (top 2 or 3) picks and a few lucky lower round 'gems'. Thus far the Flames have none of these and arestill a few years away from getting there.
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