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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
That's true (kehatch's post) that teams won't rebuild until absolutely necessary.
But there is another factor as well: the difference between winning and losing is marginal and the same collection of players can have vastly different success from year to year.
That is why teams don't tear it apart as soon as they have an unsuccessful year.
The NHL (and any sport) is full of examples of teams that didn't work as planned but then came together in a later year.
Patience is a good thing for a GM. Fans hate it though, of course.
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Sure. Which is why the Edmonton Oiler's shouldn't be looking to rebuild right now. They have the ability to win with the core they just need to put the finishing touches on it.
In the Flames case though they were running out of time (player age, contracts) and needed to be more proactive. They were clearly depreciating as a team.
I understand why they were reluctant to rebuild. But I don't think it was the right decision and I don't think patience was the right call given the depreciating state of the club.