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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
If you don't understand on an implicit level that the Flames lack of success since the 2004 lockout is directly related to the organizational philosophy that doesn't value draft picks, you never will.
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It all stems from the WIN-NOW attitude (from the impatient fans) and the pride of not tanking to reload the teams properly. By teams, it's not stocking the farm with depth talent in all position, but stocking them with depth in one or two positions.
Sure, the Win-now philosophy gets the team competitive enough to get into the playoffs. But the team chokes either getting there or exits early in the playoffs. This philosophy fails in so many ways since early exits hardly make all that much money as opposed to a team that competes for the cup in deep playoff runs. Secondly, in the long run, the team has no good assets to build upon. So, it's a vicious cycle of being a bubble team, reloading with free-agency with ugly contracts, and dwindling talent pool. I'd rather see a proper rebuild and have a glorious Flames future than seeing a bust again like this year and repeating every other year.