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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I guess you have to ask if 4 years is enough time for the GM to establish a new direction. I don't think it is. I would like to see this organization give a GM more time to get things righted long-term.
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What are you waiting to see? This is exactly what Nik was getting at previously. What are the flames really holding onto here? The season Tre took the job the Flames finished with 35 wins. This year they finished with 37 wins and no picks until Round 4. What kind of stamp is he putting on this franchise?
In year 6 does he institute a Winnipeg Jets style hold onto draft picks regardless of position in the standings mindset?
His tenure is starting to look remarkably similar to that of his predecessors.
It didn't start out that way, moving out guys for picks, giving young guys big opportunity, but it's certainly morphed into the trade picks for veteran players mindset that has robbed this organization of the ability to compete.
I used to be real big on Tre, now, I just see him as the same suit trying the same strategy and once again failing to implement much of anything.
If the Calgary and Detroit stay where they are with draft picks this year, the red wings will have drafted more times in the last 2 drafts than the Flames have in the last 3.
Who's going to be a contender sooner?