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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Attracting free agents is tough - but there are enough young(er) assets to hold the fort and provide both depth and leadership.
I think the Flames can turn their fortunes around in 1-2 seasons - though they have to be very shrewd. What I don't think is that the Flames will wander the desert for years. Might take 3 years, but anything more I would say you are failing - at least when you are starting from a position that the Flames are in already (with nice pieces, a solid drafting and development program in place, and assets that could drastically alter the course of this franchise).
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Wandering in the desert? That is the Calgary Flames.
Show me other teams in the league that don't have any impact players between the ages of 21-27 in their lineups. Any contenders?
How is that going to change in 2-3 years ? While the Flames older impact ( use the term very loosely in this case) players continue to age, how are they going to replace them yet stay ahead of the other teams who are using the same drafting and development strategies that you speak of.
They have failed, minimally, the last 3 seasons and will again this season.
Keeping up with the Jones is going to be a helluva lot tougher than drafting 5 or 6 picks and developing one or hopefully 2 of them.
Who are these assets that will "dramatically " alter things and/ or hold the fort in the next 3 years.