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Roof-Daddy · 05-21-2018, 08:43 PM

13/14 - Year 1
14/15 - Year 2 (Playoffs)
15/16 - Year 3
16/17 - Year 4 (Playoffs)
17/18 - Year 5

If the Flames hadn't stumbled this past season, the rebuild would have been clicking along at nothing less than a very solid success. Would have been rebuilding for the 5th year and made the playoffs three times in those five years, which isn't all that common while rebuilding. Plus they would have done it without ever hitting a draft lottery and never having drafted higher than 4th overall. None of this fluke out and get McDavid crap. Or jump up the board a bunch of spots to snag a 19 year 40+ goal scorer or tank to successfully pull down an Auston Matthews. Like the Flames would ever get that lucky.

Unfortunately, a few things haven't gone right and it derailed the process for at least one year:

1. Bennett didn't progress as we had hoped.
2. Two main vets play fell off a cliff and submarined our depth scoring (Brouwer, Stajan).
3. The 2013 draft never came through past Monahan. Klimchuk, Poirier, Shinkaruk and Lazar didn't provide cheap ELC scoring depth up front. Plus the 2014 draft was absolutely abysmal. Hunter Smith? Really?
4. Brodie took a pretty big step back the last two seasons, really shocking actually.
5. The GM didn't get his 1st coaching hire right.
6. Still haven't developed our own home grown starting goaltender. Gillies still has a chance, but if he'd developed like some other goalies from his draft class like Hellebuyck, Murray or Andersen Treliving wouldn't have been continually purging assets and draft picks trying to find the answer.

05-21-2018, 08:43 PM	#12671
Roof-Daddy Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	13/14 - Year 1 14/15 - Year 2 (Playoffs) 15/16 - Year 3 16/17 - Year 4 (Playoffs) 17/18 - Year 5 If the Flames hadn't stumbled this past season, the rebuild would have been clicking along at nothing less than a very solid success. Would have been rebuilding for the 5th year and made the playoffs three times in those five years, which isn't all that common while rebuilding. Plus they would have done it without ever hitting a draft lottery and never having drafted higher than 4th overall. None of this fluke out and get McDavid crap. Or jump up the board a bunch of spots to snag a 19 year 40+ goal scorer or tank to successfully pull down an Auston Matthews. Like the Flames would ever get that lucky. Unfortunately, a few things haven't gone right and it derailed the process for at least one year: 1. Bennett didn't progress as we had hoped. 2. Two main vets play fell off a cliff and submarined our depth scoring (Brouwer, Stajan). 3. The 2013 draft never came through past Monahan. Klimchuk, Poirier, Shinkaruk and Lazar didn't provide cheap ELC scoring depth up front. Plus the 2014 draft was absolutely abysmal. Hunter Smith? Really? 4. Brodie took a pretty big step back the last two seasons, really shocking actually. 5. The GM didn't get his 1st coaching hire right. 6. Still haven't developed our own home grown starting goaltender. Gillies still has a chance, but if he'd developed like some other goalies from his draft class like Hellebuyck, Murray or Andersen Treliving wouldn't have been continually purging assets and draft picks trying to find the answer. Last edited by Roof-Daddy; 05-21-2018 at 08:48 PM.