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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I know people are worried about what the flames will do. After hearing King and Feaster speak at the STH meeting I am a little more calm. They know it is a rebuild they are calling it a rebuild. Their plan is to get young players in the lineup and put a competitive team on the ice. By competitive they mean a team that is going to work extremely hard and entertain the fans. They do not want a "tank now for glory later" stance that was embraced up north. They want to avoid the losing culture that has grown over the years in Edmonton. They have dumped some vets as will dump more this summer. I don't expect the flames to compete for a playoff spot next year but I dont expect them to be total doormats either. They might lose some games but their compete level will be better than years past
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Thats fine but i still have a problem with it. For one as much as posters and our management team like to think that Edmonton went into every year to "tank", that was not the case. They have believed for the last couple of years that they would take the next step. There management team failed them with no moves for veterans.
The other problem i have with KK and Feasters comments is that it seems they will do everything in their power not to be like Edmonton ( ie bunch of #1 picks) and would consider drafting in the 7-12 range an accomplishment just to show the world that they were not as bad as Edmonton. At the end of the day they will have no ellite players going forward. I am sick of our management team using the team up North as the bar to beat. Granted they are not dumb because they know they can sell fans on "just be better than Edmonton", or " do it differently from Edmonton".
I would really like not to hear the words "up North" come from managements mouth for the next couple of years.