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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Tre is part of the core group in my mind.
If they don't win a cup this year, I would start fresh with the entire management team, trade major pieces at the draft purely for picks, go into next season knowing the team might be Detroit levels of bad and initiate a proper rebuild that doesn't have the flames trading away an entire.drafts worth of picks by year 3.
When you look at what the Kings and Ottawa have done this year, who would eager the flames will reach the conference final before either of them?
Look at the rangers just 3 years ago.
So let them have their last hurrah, and if they put everything together, wonderful, but you don't compete in this league with a 'retool'. The Lindholm trade WAS the retool.
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They won't win the cup this year. And Treliving will not be fired for that. If they miss the playoffs or get embarrassed in the first round I hope he is told this summer is his final chance to right the ship. I don't think scorched earth is necessary to make this team better. Trading Johnny could bring us lots of what we are missing if done right. If we can replace Johnny's points with a guy like Hall and add a top 6 right winger I believe we'll be close.