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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Well we are entering year 7 of the rebuild, unless you think selling Iginla and Bouwmeester at the deadline in 2013 was part of the Flames strategy of going for it?
Making up an artificially lower number to make the current regime look better does not help. The Flames have been rebuilding since they traded Iginla. The season that happened was 6 seasons ago, thus marking 12/13 as the start of the rebuild. 18/19 will be the 7th season of the rebuild.
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So you are contesting the Flames started the rebuild in 12/13?
Trading back in the first round to take a 4-5 year project is a rebuilding move?
Signing a 29 year old Dman to a 5 year $5.25M contract and a 28 year old to a 4 year $16M contract are typical for a team entering a rebuild?
The Flames entered that season with playoff aspirations. It was clear the team was not good midway through that shortened season. The team traded Iginl and Bouwmeester in March 2013 which was just over 5 years ago and clearly when the team decided to head in a different direction.
The team tore it down in 2013 and clearly the first full year of rebuilding was 13/14 so next year is season starting season 6 since they changed direction.