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Originally Posted by nik-
Some people are going to cling to that 2nd place finish until it's something like "Just three seasons ago we finished second in the league!"
It didn't matter. The Flames got exposed. For the last quarter of the season last year they were an average team and they got embarrassed in the playoffs. The second place regular season finish is a mirage and now we're just continuing on the trajectory that started post ASG last season.
This is not a team that can win it all. It needs changes, but it's the Flames, so they'll tinker around the edges and wait too long to trade valuable components and then we'll just be back here again in 5 years.
And no, stability isn't a virtue when you're cementing mediocrity.
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What is the answer? Fire Treliving? Blow the team up? 84pts to 107pts and we must blow the team up? No rational GM would blow a team up that struggles in month one of the season and if this team struggles mightily you can be assured they will move their pending UFA’s for assets and put core players on the block next summer.