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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I would cancel my season tickets if I ever thought this team was deliberately tanking.
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I don’t think teams deliberately set out to tank (save perhaps the Pens with Mario, and the Sabres a couple of years ago), but I think it would be naive to think that at certain times when reality sets in, teams don't actively make moves that prioritizes their future ahead of the present.
And honestly, I don’t blame them. I think for some teams in some situations, losing is better than treading water. The Flames refusing to move on from aging vets is a pretty good example of when this team would’ve been much better off losing than winning. Them wasting away half a decade turned me away from attending Flames games much more than the Young Guns era ever did.
Having said that, this current team is no way in any position to think like that. Despite the setbacks, I think there are still some great pieces on this team, and the only direction management should be looking at is forward and upward. Them tanking now would be pretty disappointing.