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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
There was nothing stopping the flames from trading Bennett at any point in the last 5 years except for their own inability to critically analyze talent.
The inability to properly assess talent is what this entire house of cards is built on, whether it be backlund, Bennett, brouwer, neal, stone, Lazar, lucic, etc.
Asking the architect that couldn't see the forest for the trees to dismantle and then reassemble this is that insanity cliche about doing something over and over.
Blaming the Bennett pick for being the difference maker here, like the flames were just along for the ride, is completely absolving a flawed team building philosophy that's failed to identify talent through the lineup.
A 'season saving trade' is exactly that kind of failed philosophy in action.
Make decisions with the long term health of the organization in mind and let the short term success happen and accumulate as a result.
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And this is the thing, the man behind the curtain so to speak is Button. His team is the real architects and they have never been questioned. The Gm is a Manager who signs off on the information given to him by the scouting team. He gives his specifications they come back to him with their best evaluations for trades and picks. It's been the same guys for 20 years. How are they not getting any blame for Sutter's, Feaster's and Brads mediocrity? The GM picks the best options with the data given to him by them. They were there for the Dion trade, the Brouwer signing, etc. They had to have evaluated and signed off on the players before giving it to the GM. Maybe they are just mediocre evaluator's considering the information they have given to the Flames GM's hasn't amounted to any sustained successful teams. Its the same guys every management cycle feeding the data to the GM. When we get a new GM we expect different results when the under lying architects are the same.