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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
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.
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It's a little unfair to blame the state of the team on the previous regime IMO. Some of the most valuable pieces on the roster were acquired by Feaster et al. And offhand, I ca't really think of successful rebuilds that were jumpstarted by jettisoning guys near the end of their prime and if in fact, that was a prerequisite for success, management should be roasted for the Giordano signing
Question isn't whether the rebuild is complete, but whether team is on the right track and reasonable objectives have been met. Its not really fair to base too much on the season's start but the fact that the team is out of it already is a bad sign. And so is the fact that this is a cap team at this stage, with much of the current cap problems self inflicted and not all attributable to Feaster.
I can appreciate the "stay the course" viewpoint, but I would be interested in a decent argument about what those who believe in that course of action are seeing to make them confident it will work out.
I don't subscribe to the fire everybody argument, mainly because I don't see a better alternative. But I am starting to get concerned that current management doesn't have a firm grasp on what this team needs.