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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Nobody ever remembers non-playoff seasons as good times which is why if you are going to miss the playoffs you are generally better off having a bottoming out season where you draft top 3 as the Avs and Lightning have done as they have rebounded to powerhouse teams to the likes we haven't seen in Calgary since the 80's and maybe early 90's. Repeatedly finishing a few spots out of the playoffs, never drafting in the top 10 is generally a death sentence for an organization.
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It does seem that if you're not going to be a serious cup contender, it's a wise move to bottom out and rebuild by acquiring assets and youth to try to make you get back to contender territory soon rather than risk getting stuck in the sea of mediocracy that the Flames are the epitome of.
Big crossroads this offseason. Rebuild seems unlikely, but retool is likely you would hope. But I could also see them not really doing a retool, but try to ship a few pieces out for cap space via trade and/or expansion draft, and go after Hall or Hyman to try to add offensive firepower to top 6.