The one thing that kind of stuns me is that everyone keeps looking at the Oilers as the model to rebuild when the REAL model to rebuild is in franchises like St. Louis who put together a team on the fly while missing the playoffs for a couple of seasons. Smart drafting, some good moves and they never really hit rock bottom - if the Flames do falter their way through I'd rather they follow that model than the "blow it up" so many here seem to clamour for.
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