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Poe969 · 07-09-2021, 03:08 PM

I think they started the rebuild well but tried to accelerate it and it blew up in their face. Maybe if they held on for another year or 2 things would be different, who knows. As for the players the Flames got, are any of the guys the Flames drafted seen as difference makers? They're all good, but I don't think any of them are gamebreakers.

The other thing about doing a rebuild is what is available. The next 2 drafts have franchise changing prospects. If they get someone like that, they have a better chance at being successful moving forward. Couple that with assets they could get by trading some of their current players. They would not be good for a few years but as it stands, they're not good now. I'm just thinking logistically, they're closer to the bottom than the top and at the bottom are grand prizes. They stand a better chance at falling down than falling up.

Answer me this, do you honestly think after years of failure that this team has what it takes to become contenders and why? It looks like the Flames will lose Gio who is (sad to say) probably the teams best defender, I can't see how that will make them better. So how will this team get better next year?

07-09-2021, 03:08 PM	#15164
Poe969 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Exp:	I think they started the rebuild well but tried to accelerate it and it blew up in their face. Maybe if they held on for another year or 2 things would be different, who knows. As for the players the Flames got, are any of the guys the Flames drafted seen as difference makers? They're all good, but I don't think any of them are gamebreakers. The other thing about doing a rebuild is what is available. The next 2 drafts have franchise changing prospects. If they get someone like that, they have a better chance at being successful moving forward. Couple that with assets they could get by trading some of their current players. They would not be good for a few years but as it stands, they're not good now. I'm just thinking logistically, they're closer to the bottom than the top and at the bottom are grand prizes. They stand a better chance at falling down than falling up. Answer me this, do you honestly think after years of failure that this team has what it takes to become contenders and why? It looks like the Flames will lose Gio who is (sad to say) probably the teams best defender, I can't see how that will make them better. So how will this team get better next year? __________________ Fan of the Flames, where being OK has become OK.