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Originally Posted by Petert
Rebuild?
Anybody still remember the young guns days?
Nazarov-Shantz-Bure
Yup, that was exciting that people are paying in drove to see.
Used to be able to get $20 ticket right before game time.
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That was a completely different circumstance.
The "young guns era" - was horrible because it was trying to market the young kids coming into the organization, but with one caveat - we all knew as Flames' fans that if any of them got any good, the Flames wouldn't be able to retain them. It felt like we were cheering on a farm team, not really an NHL team.
Remember the first season of the rebuild here in Calgary after Iginla was traded? Fans applauded the team often at the end of the game. That was fantastic to see and be a part of. Nobody felt like we 'were cheering on a farm team'. Us fans felt like we were watching the future superstars of the Calgary Flames on their way to becoming a contender finally.
Huge difference. Will there be people who won't renew their season tickets? Yes, there will be. Of course there will be.
However, if the Flames aren't going to be contenders with how this team is assembled, then better to kickstart the rebuild now before the new building is done. With the pandemic underway, it may also be a shrewd move both on the books and to minimize the length of time in having an inferior team as it goes through the growing pains.
It may not work out any better than what this version of the Flames is - and I don't think that the Flames are going this route anyway, but it isn't anything like the young guns era - not by a longshot.