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Originally Posted by toquester
People like to assume that the Flames will blow it up and take a few years and turn out like Chicago. It is just as possible that they blow it up, and turn out like Atlanta. Blowing things up and starting from scratch guarantees nothing.
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By trading away their big name and arguably best forward and defenseman with no immediate return of players, they have already chosen the "blow it up" route to high draft picks as the solution. And you're right, there are no guarantees that this might eventually turn them into a winning team.
And while the forwards and team scoring abilities may not be terrible, the defensemen are truly awful - case in point - the first goal last night: Giordano made a stupid decision up ice, and Wideman didn't have a clue how to play against a 2 on 1. Kipper had no chance.