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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
There's plenty of proof
1. Dealt our franchise player and fan favourite for a 1st rounder and two prospects. Obvious rebuilding move
2. Dealt our best defenceman for a 1st rounder and two prospects. Obvious rebuilding move.
3. Attempted to deal our star goaltender. Obvious rebuilding move.
4. Called up a ton of young guys and actually played them. Rebuilding move.
So saying there's no proof of a rebuild is a highly questionable statement.
Furthermore signing someone like Horton doesn't preclude rebuilding. However I'm not sure why any top end players would sign with us as UFA's.
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This was taken from an article for the draft and is Weisbrods words:
"We're in a little bit of a retooling mode after some of the trades that got us picks, and we have holes in the lineup, so there's going to be a lot of constructive discussion between now and the draft about potential trades for actual players or moving picks around. I think it's certainly a possibility for us that our draft number and picks might not look the same on the day of the draft as they do today, but those are things we'll dig in on between now and then."
A bit of a retooling is an understatement, but he sure as hell does not say rebuild which is different than retooling.