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Originally Posted by Vinny01
The Treliving took over did not have near the talent that a current GM would walk in with. Feaster gets credit for clearing the cap sheet but all he did was get garbage returns for Iggy and Bouw and Kipper retired that was $20M right there.
This current Flames team could have the cap cleared out quickly as easily as well. Gio and Johnny are entering the last year of their deals in addition to Tkachuk and the following year Monahan and Lucic are off the books.
So it shouldn’t take 3 years to tear down a team that is mostly full of players in their prime age group. Also assets like Tkachuk, Monahan, Gaudreau, Lindholm etc should get more for return than the 30+ players the Flames sold off the last team.
I ultimately question the true patience of this fanbase and think there are a few out there with expectations that are way out of whack with reality. I think the same people saying Treliving is a horrible GM and failing will not put up with 4-5 years in the tank. I could be wrong but I just doubt it.
Ottawa has been pure trash for 4 years now. How much longer are they allowed to suck before those fans demand change?
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A valid point. It took Pittsburgh 4 years of being terrible before they even made the POs. 3 before Crosby and one after (though perhaps the first of the bad years wasn’t an actual tank). They drafted 5, 1, 2, 1 and 2 OA in succession. Then they were eliminated in round one, with Crosby and Malkin (and after that the rest is history).
ETA: You are also likely asking owners to lose money for 4 years if they get no PO revenue (which is their real profit centre).