Tre has never had the resources to build a team like a small, undesirable market team needs to be built: ie through the draft.
Having said that, he has done a poor job at maximizing the situation he has been presented with.
I think the fanbase doesn't help. Small market teams need to be ruthless with their asset management, and the Flames have always been cowardly about maximizing their assets (late on an iggy trade, maybe late on a gio trade, etc). This is a lack of recognition of your window.
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