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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Not to pick on your post, as I think your comments are very rational. Some questions though:
Is it true that rebuild typically take 5 years in the NHL's cap era? Are there examples of that? What does a team look like at the end of the rebuild? Contending for a championship , perennial playoff performer etc.?
Although no one should expect total linear progression during a rebuild, it is troubling the Flames brought back the same team from last year and added three significant pieces (Hamilton, Frolik, Bennett) and proceeded to have a much worse record.
An optimist will point to the good young players on the team. A pessimist will point will point to the lack of top caliber prospects knocking on the door to help the team take the next step.
I guess it also depends just how much you attribute this years record to poor goaltending.
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There's no set rebuild schedule, but it takes a while.
Blackhawks missed the playoffs five years in a row before their first decent playoff run (and one season was cancelled during that stretch).
LA missed the playoffs six years in a row before they first made it during this run and went out in the first round two years straight before they made their first run.
Not sure who else you want to look at, but those are the most successful teams of late.