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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I agree that is a sound approach. We need to keep in mind that those teams are willing to sustain short-term pain (Kessel, Carter, Richards deals) in order to get the younger assets to renew the roster. I have a tough time thinking of the last time Flames management had done that voluntarily. Even with the Niewendyk and Fleury deals their hands were forced.
Once you become a well-run franchise with short-term, mid-term, and long-term talent, you shouldn't have to rebuild. The question is how you turn a badly-run, asset-poor team into a good team.
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I don't think either team 'sustained short term pain'. I think they felt they had replacement players they preferred (turning the team over to Giroux) and so tehy were able and willing to make those moves. Also, there are always other factors in any single trade - I think you have to look at a larger body of activity to evaluate a team's core philosophy.
As for the 2nd bold, I believe that you are what you do. You can't keep saying "we'll do that once we get to a certain point" because you'll never get there.
If you want to be that franchise, just start being that franchise. Success is a process and you have to start the process to have the process.
I don't want a 'rebuild' because I don't want to be
that team. I want my team to commit to a philosophy (other than win now) and begin to execute it. If they do, I will be patient. But I am running out of patience with the current strategy (would not be impressed with going after Arnott for instance)