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Originally Posted by Drunk Uncle
Bringing it back to the topic at hand "blow it up": this is not the time to blow it up IMO.
To me, the concept of blowing it up is based on the top 6 mix and more specifically their lack of ability to thrive when checking gets tight. That leads back to the conversation of whether we have a good enough top 6 to win it all. Daryl is part of the answer to fix that IMO and his track record shows that he can take teams without generational elite talents and make finals. I give him the chance to do that with the remaining years of his contract. If he can't get it done... that is the time to blow it up.
Having said that, I absolutely think a re-tool of the top 6 would benefit the cause, and if there is a deal out there to improve the top 6, you make that trade/signing. The caveat for me is that we have to get the better forward back in the deal and you have to consider the expansion draft implications. If you can't get the better player, you don't make the trade or you've just put yourself into re-build mode.
Ask yourself honestly, how many of those deals do you really think are out there? IMO, the answer is zero or we would have made a deal. I think the idea of holding Treliving accountable for not making trades that don't exist (as many have) isn't a reflection of Treliving's performance.
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Iginla and Kipprusoff were pretty elite.
Kopitar and Doughty were pretty elite.
I see no one on the Flames roster that can carry the team like those guys. Maybe Markstrom if he gets hot but he likely has the guys in front of him dragging him down.
Either way I'm not banking on another miracle run that has happened once in franchise history. Nor do I see any resemblance to the Kings who were a big heavy team and extremely deep. The only common factor is Daryl and he can't make up for 22 other guys.