The reason to aggressively snuff out this opinion or line of thinking is that it could serve to severely undermine the efforts to return the Flames to being a true contender.
If fans somehow think that things aren't as bad as they actually are or that the solutions are easier and shorter then they will be, the reaction to the reality of a long rebuild will be that much worse and the pressure to avoid the right course and keep trying to apply quick fixes will be.
Sure the quick fix may well return the flames to duking it out for 7th or 8th place. That's not the goal. The goal is the build a team in the years required to win the division.
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