Every season has good stories and not so good stories. That's what makes it fun. So that's all good. I really don't know what Burke has planned though, so I am not sure how to judge progress to date or if the direction seems like a good one. This will go down as one of the worst flames squad in team history, for the second straight year. (Splitting hairs with the young guns teams). 3 years of that will feel like someone fata-ed up, but maybe that someone has already been fired.
Will the flames be better next year? Maybe. The flames have 5-10 players on the roster that are barely nhlers. Do some get replaced with more established talent? Burke will have the cap space to do it. Do some get more opportunity to develop? Hartley seems to be pretty good at it. Do some get replaced by call ups from Abbostford or college? I don't think burke is enamoured with the prospects enough to see more than a couple make the leap, but who knows.
I don't think I will have a read on burkes rebuild until July.
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