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Originally Posted by fotze
I really, really want to know where the belief that this team was 'close' came from, these past many years. As much as Tinordi thinks he was the only one, I think most people here saw it, most people I have talked to saw it, most fans of other teams saw it, and most hockey commentaters saw it.
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For sure it was emotional not purely rational, but I think when we yak about this stuff daily perspective on time gets skewed.
In 2008-2009 iginla was probably still the best forward in the game, kipper was great, and we had 2 all star d in Phanuef and bowmeester coming out of the summer. It was hardly a leap to think that team would do well.
In 2010 the wheels clearly fell off and the chain reaction started.
Sutter jumped the shark.
Feaster is brought in
2011 - Management, Drafting & development overhauled (has it worked? Too soon)
2012- Team starts gearing for the future but doesn't give up on present
2013- Team gutted, rebuild begins
Should that have taken 2 years instead of 3? Probably.
Could it have happened in 1 year? I doubt it.