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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I just think that blaming Sutter and other managers for the state of today's organization is wrong. He had a decent team and tried to go for it. Then he hung on a little long and lost his marbles for a week, but I'm in no way convinced that an earlier sell off changes anything about today's team. You think the Patriots are trading Tom Brady this off season? Did getting rid of Peyton Manning help the Colts any?
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So you're good with the strategy the Canucks have been taking the last couple years - still try to win it all with the Sedins? Because the Flames in the last few years with Iginla had about as much a chance of winning the Cup as today's Canucks do.
Rebuilding is a legitimate strategy in the NHL. It takes time. The worse your asset base at the beginning of the rebuild (and the Flames' was terrible), the longer the rebuild. Ultimately, it comes down to drafting and development, but a team can stack the deck in their favour with a lot of picks and trading for some young pieces to complement the new core. The Flames would be in a lot better shape today if they acquired Brayden Schenn and/or Wayne Simmonds for Iginla and got something useful for Langkow or Kipper.