While I am not happy with the construction of the team, I think this is a good opportunity for Brad and Darryl to work together. Brad does a lot of things well but in terms of what it takes to build the kind of team that can compete; Brad needs Darryl and can learn from him. My concern is that both Brad and Darryl like to spend picks to accomplish short term goals and objectives.
If they can manage to make some shrewd hockey trades we might be able to extend the window but the players coming back would need to be younger skilled players that fit the Sutter mold. Can we do this without a rebuild, I think we can. That said I absolutely think we should tank this season and go for the best pick we can get, there are a few teams that occasionally like to tank then come back up for air for a couple seasons. Would be very disappointed if we played out the season with a bunch of wins that put us out of contention for a decent pick.
The players didn't show up when it mattered so the Flames need to do what's best for long term stability.
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