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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
I think a team like the Flames could be positioned as well as any, given the aging nature and expiring contracts of our core. If we let things run their course and trade the expiring contracts for futures and draft picks, it doesn't appear that our young talent is in the top 2/3 of the league right now that would have the team winning too frequently to be a lottery team.
I'd argue the Flames could be in a group of about 5 teams with an inside track, based on the outlook of rosters at this point in time. But, management would need to commit to it, which I am skeptical of based on...the history of the franchise.
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I just don't see it. The core is not especially old, and even with shedding expiring contracts there are still enough quality players here to make things interesting on a regular basis. That, and with Sutter behind the bench and Markstrom on the roster I think a bottom-five finish in the next two or three years is unrealistic.
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