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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Exactly they were RFA's that the Oilers were willing to surrender upcoming first round picks to acquire. They moved Pronger and Smyth for futures but signed the rest of their core and looked to fill holes with veterans. Not really rebuilding moves. The flames traded Dion for immediate depth/help and moved Regehr for younger players/cap relief but that was not considered a rebuild trade.
I think the type of rebuild the flames are doing now resembles the rebuild the oilers started in 2010 more than 2007. Had the flames tried to trade for or sign veteran players or sign high profile rfa's this summer it would look exactly like 07 Oilers
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Yeah, I guess we have a difference of opinion. Either way there are similarities, regardless of when people believe the rebuild started.
You could compare O'reilley to the Vanek offer, I suppose.