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Originally Posted by GullFoss
You know what's super interesting is the two approaches by the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators:
Flames in 2013: We are rebuilding, but are going to keep a 29 year-old franchise defencemen on the team to help foster the right culture of support, hardwork, high expectations, and respect.
Ottawa senators in 2018: We are rebuilding and thus have to trade a 29 year-old franchise defencemen so we can get assets that will help jump start the rebuild.
Fascinating...the flames were competitive after one year of rebuilding and after five years are stanley cup contenders (not favourites) with the now 35 year-old defenseman still the heart and soul of the team. Will be interesting to see where the Senators are in five years.
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Not quite the same situation aside from their age and position. We don't know Karlsson's capabilities to lead, and we don't know what the Sens are trying to do. They very well may have some leaders in the room, but from a development standpoint you can't strip the full team as some guys need to stick around to develop others skills. These two situations aren't alike as there are two very different depth charts, needs, and even leagues back then. While the Flames are much better today, they arguably had more assets back then to work with too.