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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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Hamilton as a top line forward?
He is a disaster as a defenseman anywhere on this side of the offensive blueline. There is no one good enough to cover for him.
He was a forward before his size and physical attributes made him a good junior d-man.
He is untradeable with his contract.... unlike Griffin Rienhart it does help to send him to the minors.