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Originally Posted by Gaskal
I considered the 2013-14 the first official year of the Flames because we blew up oud core at the end of the previous season.
Iggy was traded. Tanguay and Sarich gone. Bouwmeester gone. Kipper retired. Feaster under heavy scrutiny and Burke on board.
Basically the Flames team I knew was effectively dismantled. That signaled the start of the rebuild - not just that we acquired a few 1st round picks. Basing that criteria on how high your draft picks are is just Oilers being little slimy greaseballs.
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I agree with this but I would add the .25 this guy uses, that seems semi legit. Basically at the trade deadline this team was forever changed by sending out Captain Jerome Imgla. We can't just discredit the fact that the 2013 draft was a huge part of this rebuild and trading away so many assets at the deadline helped cement our Monahan pick, so I would say it officially started the day we traded Iggy. So as of right now we are 1.25 seasons into the rebuild and moving in a very strong direction.
Honestly I wonder how many teams saw this much improvement (I would argue last years team was better than the 2012-2013 team despite finishing lower) this quickly.