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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Indeed. One of many, many examples proving tanking is not the answer. Good management and scouting is the answer.
Blows my mind still that Oiler fans used to call the Flames stupid for chasing the dream and not just giving up for higher draft pick. Heck, they even did it this year on HF boards saying how they'd rather draft 1st than be in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Ha.
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In regards to this year, Oilers fans will tell themselves whatever they need to, to feel better about the Flames highlighting what a crappy team and rebuild they've had.
As for previous years, the Flames were absolutely stupid for continuing to chase it with the old guard from 2010 on when half way through that season it became clear that our core at the time had past it and wasn't going to be enough to win. Anyone who critiques the Flames for waiting anytime between 2010 to 2013 before starting the rebuild is bang on. Wasted efforts and diminishing returns on the likes of Iginla by waiting so long to trade and tare it down did not help this franchise. Our success this year was in-spite of 3 years of bad decisions by this team, and all on the back of the really good decisions they've made in the past 2 or so.