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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is pretty close to what I am thinking as well, although there is an underlying concern that even further complicates my own feelings about this. Taking Lombardi as an example, at the outset I would agree that he could provide a fresh perspective and a renewed vision. However, I also think that this could damage the franchise even further in the long run. Ultimately the best thing to happen would be for the Flames to start rebuilding, and I have no confidence that Lombardi would have any interest in that sort of commitment. As I said earlier, Treliving may be the best positioned to sell ownership on the value and importance of jettisoning the core, and starting over.
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I am still far from convinced that this team needs to completely start over which is why I welcome a guy like Lombardi coming in. I think we are having a really bad season that followed a season that at one point looked to be horrible but turned around after Peters was let go. The season before this was the best Flames team in 30 years.
No doubt the personnel need to be changed and very important pieces. I just don’t think tanking and trading off our pieces for futures guarantees anything but playoff misses for the next several years.
Ian Clarke doesn’t have a contract next year. Flames are paying Markstrom 30M over the next 5 years. Blaster always talks about how cheap the Canucks owners are with coaches so he could be had.
You move guys that do not fit Sutter’s style for guys that do and get a renewed number 1 goalie and I could easily see this team back in the mix for the playoffs next year.
Hopefully we get picks for our current UFA’s and help build up the pipeline that is looking better with prospects like Zary, Pelletier, Pettersson, Philips, Wolf looking really good