This team has been overhauled since we last made playoffs. We traded the player who was supposed to be the next captain unfortunately it was a horrible trade. We traded another main stay 800 game flame in Regehr.
The main problem is this team has continued to build around Iginla and Kipper the same players this team has been built around for 9 years. This is the problem this is why the media says this team needs a rebuild. At this stage Iggy should be the 2nd or 3rd best player on his line not the focal point of the offense.
The unfortunate fact is the time to trade Iggy should have come the year after we first melted down. The offer was likely Schenn, Simmonds + and Iggy was 33 with 2.5 years left on his deal. A major win-win but now we will be lucky to get a decent prospect and late first but we need to take that deal. The flames need to turn the page. The fan base has grown increasingly fragile and restless and I think we are at the tipping point. We need to move in a new direction this has become so painful to watch.
Now that Feaster has built his team we have the worst collection of centres in the game, are small, soft and still relying on Iggy and Kipper to carry the load we will be lucky to finish any higher than 13th in the west but heading for 15th
Major changes are required with nothing but the future in mind. Feaster failed to build a winner there is no one that can turn this team around this year. Unlikely someone can turn this team around next year unless the necessary changes can be made and the Flames acquire assets for their vets and get a top 5 pick come June
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