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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I’d love to be wrong, but I think this is the quadruple down on the accelerated rebuild l, and this team has committed itself to perpetual mediocrity.
I don’t see a real path to contention that doesn’t rely on multiple miracles (e.g. Zary = Barzal).
But we’ve been chasing shortcuts forever, so I’m not surprised.
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I really don’t get this line of thinking. How terrible are teams supposed to be before they can come out of a rebuild?
Flames started rebuilding in 2013 and currently have 5 players picked in the top 6 in the 4 drafts between 2013-2016.
Looking at the roster as it is right now
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Mangipane
Dube-Bennett-Lucic
Rindalo-Ryan-Robinson
Gawdin
Giordano-Andersson
Hanifin-Tanev
Valimaki-Kylington
Mackey
Markstrom
Rittich
Of that current team 11 of 22 skaters were drafted by the team (13 if you include Gio and Rittich who were signed as prospects and developed by the org)
Giving up the boatload of picks for Hamonic was a big mistake but I think trading a mid 1st and 2 2nds for a former top 10 pick who just scored 40pts as a 21 year old Dman is a great trade.
I guess I don’t get this shortcut comment. What team really sucked forever and won something. Edmonton, Florida, Arizona, Buffalo still wandering in the dessert.
Signing an elite goalie in his prime is not a short cut it is filling a need with cap space and luckily the Flames had the flexibility to do it