The 2010-11 season, was like a David Copperfield illusion; the Flames had a great run after Darryl was fired and missed the playoffs by just 3 pts. They had the 5th best offense in the league, and Iginla was 6th in NHL scoring. It was a pretty convincing illusion - I can accept that management fell for it.
The 2011/12 season was more like a kindergarten magic trick; no one should have fallen for it, especially after they were fooled the year before by a much better trick. The rebuild should have started no later than the Feb 2012 trade deadline, and a manager who wasn't easily fooled would have done so Feb 2011.
The fact that this management group was at least 12 months behind, and was still going for it by trying to sign O'reilly tells me they are still grasping at straws, still easily fooled, and not the right people for the job.
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