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Originally Posted by BloodFetish
Not sure exactly what we're talking about as that's pretty vague. Is Duhatschek referring the Flames refusal to do an Oiler's style rebuild?
The more important question, rather than counting the heads of GMs, is whether they'd continue to trade with the Flames, and will the Flames still have an equal opportunity for free-agent signings? In my opinion dollars and cents mean more to agents and GMs than what they think of the guy across the table.
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I think in the cap era any GM that holds a grudge against Calgary and tries to prevent Calgary from getting free agents is just shooting themselves in the foot. Because they're using up dollars from a limited pool. So I don't really think that's going to be an issue.
Regarding the question of the rebuild, and the collective brain trust of general managers in the NHL thinking that Calgary is doing it wrong, I would point out that every year there are 29 general managers that get it wrong. So I'm not exactly sure that following the herd is in and of itself the best way forward. I don't mind the general manager who chooses to do things differently, as long as they're innovative and come up with something new that actually works. On that point I think you can fairly criticize feaster.
There is no arguing with the results so far. Both on the ice and in the general perception of the flames throughout the league.