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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
You are missing the point. The Flames paid players 2 years ago, likely a premium to come play on a team slotted to finish at the bottom for years to come, because they were going to treat the rebuild differently. They wanted the young guys surrounded by competition, not just given their duties.
The Flames didn't spend close to the cap because they thought those moves were going to be what made us a contender, they spent the money to help our future develop. It seems to be working. People need to stop looking at where we spent and assuming it meant we expected results. We didn't pick the wrong free agents, we likely picked the best ones that would come to a team just starting what looked like a bleak rebuild, and we likely knowingly overpaid them to come here. But the people making those moves did them eyes wide open.
The only reason you are worried about flexibility thus year is because your expectations have gone from this might take 5 years, to if we had that flexibility, maybe we could do it this year. Again, that's only a concern because things went so well. And any cap woes go away next season any way, the plan is being followed very well.
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I think we just fundamentally disagree and that's fair. You think the overpaid free agents were great cause they came in, pushed the young guys, and we had lots of cap room so who cares if we spent way more than needed. Maybe they did, but I think our rebuild has been driven by our young guns and trades...despite the overpaid and/or unnecessary free agency missteps.
Just because we're against the cap now doesn't make us a better team and it certainly doesn't mean the rebuild is moving way faster than expected. It could just mean we spent some money improperly. The progress of our rebuild should be judged on the improvement in our position in the standings...that's why I'm saying this up-coming year is a big one!