The Flames have advanced past the 1st round only 2 times since 1989 and their playoff record during that time period is 44-65.
On top of that, the Flames and Golden Knights (who are only in their third NHL season) are the only two NHL franchises to never have a top 3 pick in the NHL draft. Hell, before Bennett, the highest the Flames had ever picked was 6th overall.
Look where all those non-lottery picks have gotten them: stuck in a time-loop of total mediocrity where they're not good enough to win, but also not bad enough to draft in an impactful spot.
I don't blame fans for finally being ready for a complete teardown to see what the Flames could do with some high draft picks for once, but I also have no problem retooling and having a shakeup offseason by trading Gaudreau/Monahan while bringing in Hall to see what the "new core" could do.
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