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Originally Posted by Jore
Yeah and if the next GM builds a bubble-at-best team seven years after rebuilding that GM should be fired too.
It all worked out? How? The Flames have next to nothing to show for this future mortgaging. We got a few decent pieces, ok, and we're also at the cap and in 20th place this season with no star prospects on the way.
No matter how you spin it and dissect it the fact remains that the Flames have picked less than almost every team and have all of one playoff round victory for it.
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So where are you at with the next GM? How many years is he allowed to tank before you expect to be a contender? Personally I think there is a decent enough chance the next guy comes in and has less success than 4 playoff appearances, a division title, and a series victory.
You have 32 teams either trying to win or build a winner. If a fans expectations are to have a consistent team in the top 15% of the league after 5-7 years of building and remain in that spot for several years there is a guaranteed chance that several fanbases will be left pissed off.
I am a proponent of a retool either with or without Treliving. I think they need to rid themselves of the players they think are not part of the solution or future and see what they can do next year. If it is another failure then the rebuild is on and likely Sutter and Markstrom will be gone. I want to see what happens next year with a retooled team, and full regular season with fans and playing all 31 opponents.