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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
This is exactly what I think happened. Last 4 years we have drafted 6th overall, 4th overall, playoffs so traded for Dougie, 6th overall, and whatever we finish this season.
I don't see how we're "trending" and shouldn't the rebuild be close to complete?
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There is no defined timeline for a re-build. The fact is the Flames are still missing some critical pieces
- Long-term #1
- #3/4 dman
- Top line winger
So based on the construction and makeup of the team alone, as well as the results, it would seem that the re-build is not complete.
It will probably take longer because of how long the organization stubbornly tried to win now. We are paying the long-term price now for that short-term thinking.
You can also add in the inability to extract any quality assets from the last core that was in place: Kipper/Iginla/Regehr/Bouwmeester - the organization netted next to nothing from those guys.
So it is gonna take a while.