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Originally Posted by WessThompson
Did you read my post?? Who said anything about tinkering at year end?? You. I want a full rebuild. It starts by dumping Iginla and Bouwmeester etc at the trade deadline for quality young prospects and high picks. How is that tinkering?
I'm all for "crying for a few years" if it means a change in direction finally and a legitimate attempt to fix this team long term. I guess you like to cry every year since 2004 with Iginla around to wipe your years away right up until the last couple games of the season when you realize they are out of it?? Yes, truly enjoyable the last 9 or so years have been. I think I will take my chances on the rebuild.
Not once did I suggest this team will turn it around over night. Rebuild it not. I have however, unlike yourself, accepted that this team sucks and needs a drastic change in direction. You'd be wise to do the same. Clearly your preference is cheering blindly and praying for a miracle.
It's fans like yourself that encourage management to continue on its current path. Some of us don't accept mediocrity. As long as the majority do however management will do nothing because it continues to fill the seats thanks to the face of the franchise.
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The Flames will likely go .500 in the 12 games before the deadline. Hopefully that is enough to convince the jokers running the team that major change is needed. If there was ever a year it would be this one. Perhaps when they see that Kipper is under .500, will likely be under .500 at the trade deadline, that even he cannot save this team anymore, change may come.
For all the talk about the playoffs, the Flames are as close to 27th overall in the league as they are to a playoff spot. Like I said in an earlier post, the Flames are about 5 games away from having to win 2 out of every 3 for the rest of the year. And with the exception of Kipper and Backlund this team has been healthy, probably lost amongst the fewest man games to injury of almost any team in the NHL.