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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
The Iginla and Bouwmeester dumps for prospects/picks certainly announced a rebuild. They announced they were rebuilding after Feaster finally had to admit it. We didn't contend with those guys as our best forward/defenseman and clearly we aren't contending without them either.
They didn't announce they were gunning for last but rebuilding when the Western Conference seems to be at an all time high for competitiveness is going to mean a lot of losing whether you want to be last or not.
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I don't (didn't) equate rebuild with deliberately awful oilers style. I don't recall the flames doing so either. To me there is a difference. If not to you, fair enough.
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I still don't get why people are saying there is no direction. The direction is accumulating as many young assets as possible in the form of draft picks and prospects. That is what rebuilding is. You grow and develop them together and then when they are close to competing you deal some of your young players or picks for what you need to complete a contender.
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Why do you think that's what Burke is doing? I don't recall that approach in Toronto or Anaheim and those aren't the words I've heard him use in the media.