Both teams failed to recognize the need for a rebuild until the bottom fell out. Time will tell if we prove to be better off. It all comes down to the development of our prospects.
Will players like Baertschi be better then players like Cogliano? Will our three 2013 first round picks (Monahan, Poirier, Klimchuk) end up better then their three 2007 picks (Gagner, Plante, Nash)? Will Backlund have a bigger impact then Pouliot? Will we find out Eberle, Hall, RNH, etc?
I don't think you can say we are all that ahead of Edmonton in veteran department. is Hudler, Giordano, Wideman, and Glencross any better then Horcoff, Hemsky, Penner, and Souray?
The Flames could have been ahead of the curve by recognizing the need to rebuild two or three seasons ago. They didn't. Now we are in the basement throwing Hail Mary passes on prospects. As is always the case many fans are just assuming those passes will connect.
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