My whole thing is you have to ask your self 'Is this a championship caliber team, now or in the near future?'
For me.....no, and it's not even close. And if it's not, what are we doing? What's the point of holding on to the same core hoping that they fluke out and catch lightning in a bottle one playoff run?
I really don't want to blow it up because the Flames looked like crap in a game in Montreal in January, I really don't care in the grand scheme of things. I want to blow it up because I don't think you build championship teams being dependent on guys like Gaudreau and Monahan to lead you there. The Flames have some nice young pieces, hold on to those, see what you can get for other players and try to actually build a legitimate contending team. Stop trying to build a team that will just get you in the playoffs, try building a team that actually has a chance to win it all.
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