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Originally Posted by Parallex
I see... and collecting these players (or "young talent" as Bingo so sarcastically put it) is the purpose is it? At the end of the season the championship is determined by some self-determined evaluation of the talent on roster? The Flames in fact do have little to show in terms of positive team performance.
We've graduated young players, we've traded futures for 'now' pieces... the Flames have done everything that good teams are supposed to do... but the result hasn't been a good team. Not yet anyways, not as determined by their position in the standings and performance in the post-season.
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Collecting young talent is how you rebuild a team. Sounds like you're angry or frustrated that the rebuild hasn't gone faster. It's gone about as fast as they ever do IMO unless you get lucky and win the #1 or #2 pick in the right year. Treliving has done a fantastic job of supplementing the young talent we had prior to his taking over the team.
I mean the earliest we were supposed to start contending was last year. Obviously the year didn't go like many hoped or thought. But since then we've acquired two more potentially core pieces in Lindholm/Hanifin. Our younger players got a year more experience.
At this point the rebuild is over. Yeah now is the time for results. Are you pessimistic about the team going forward? Because I'm not. The Flames have what I'd consider a top 5 collection of young talent in the NHL. This core should be able to contend in the playoffs and I'd expect they will going forward. I think coaching hurt us last year more than some admit.
Not really sure where you are coming from on this. The Flames have a fantastic collection of young talent, the rebuild was quite successful on that front. Yeah they need to get results now, we are all agreed on that. You seem pissy that people are optimistic about the young talent on the Flames even though we didn't make the playoffs last year? I really don't understand what you're getting at and why you're using the tone you do.