I think the Flames have been very quietly rebuilding since 2011. The new management made a point of keeping all high picks, and the drafting strategies appeared vastly altered. They continued to retool, but I think their drafting was very much aimed at getting a head start on an inevitable tear down that was going to happen. Or maybe I'm just saying it cause 2011 was such a great draft class for us, and may produce just in itself a top 3 d-man and 2 top six forwards for the club in the future.
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