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Originally Posted by FAN
Calgary can and will. Thing is Edmonton didn't try to suck. They just did and decided that the team was better off continuing to suck until the team couldn't suck their way to #1 overall picks any longer.
Calgary won't do that. There's too much money at stake. As soon as there are signs that the team can try to make the playoffs I expect the team to go for it.
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I could see ownership doing the bolded part, but i hope they do not. Flames with a proper rebuild are looking at 4+ years to make the playoffs. This year is probably not going to be the big addition of youth. To many younger veterans on one way contracts. I could see 2014-15 being the flames real youth movement. We all know how youth movements go, they are tough.I doubt the youth movement would learn enough in one year, so the flames are close for a playoff spot for year 3.
The only way the flames beat the 4 year mark is if they spend a lot on UFA going into year 3. The problem is that it will be a losing team going into that UFA market and the top guys will not want to go to Calgary. The flames will end up having to over spend and give term to 2nd tier talent. Sure they might make the playoffs, but they would be screwed going forward to make the "real" goal of winning the Cup.