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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
What I expect we'll probably see in about 4 years:
Baertschi - Backlund - UFA
UFA/Trade - 1st rnd '13 - Re-tread Iginla
Glencross - Jankowski - 1st rnd '14
Arnold - - Bouma - Scrub
Giordano - UFA
Wideman - Brodie
Breen - Butler
Shooter tutor
Gillies/Ortio
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Backlund is not a top six player (on a good team). I think the team will look a lot better than that in four years time.
Really, the Flames greatest hope is to draft MacKinnon this year and Reinhart next year. They really need to re-establish a core and build around not only those picks but also the other assets they would acquire from their veterans. This is such a key moment in time for the team.
It is going to take time, though. But I think it can be successful if you get that good young core together and then complement them with good free agents when the time is right.