Calgary has a good example to follow in Ottawa. They had a very tough season, moved out some veterans, drafted well and stuck with their own players. It's true that they have much better high end players, but even when those players went down the team found success.
If the Flames falter and finish at the bottom, hopefully they will find a superstar in Ekblad or Reinhart, but even if they are in the middle, they just have to keep developing their own guys and then they can make a trade like the Silfverberg for Ryan deal. The keys to this rebuild are going to be patience and a commitment to their draft picks.
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