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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Another Flame out combined with no real opportunity to fix the roster and I agree 100%, a tear down is needed. It's poorly constructed team with limited cap flexibility and some key players aging quickly.
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I think Treliving may get a bit more credit with the job he's done than he's due, but I think he had an acceptable approach in attempting to construct the team. Bennett not becoming a top 6 forward with the draft slot he was definitely hurt. I still think the team got too excited about the unexpected 2015-16 season and shifted course too soon. Although that may have been Burke and ownership influence making the team start trading picks for immediate help as opposed to a longer term build strategy. I think he has found out that getting players to come to Calgary is a bit of a challenge at times which got in the way of some moves that could have improved the team.
But he does have himself to hold accountable for some bad use of cap space, and not being able to get the goal tending situation stabalized for sure. He's traded a lot of picks which has left his system a bit depleted too. This is all fine if the team is a real contender, but this one really is not. They flashed a bit last year, but appear to be fizzling out. So we will see if they can re-ignite things or continue to fade away.