Rebuild for me.
The flames didn't really build much of a young core during the bottoming out phase of the previous rebuild. It's very hard to build out the top parts of the roster (top6 forwards, particularly centers, top pairing d, starting goaltending) all from free agency and trades. Some of these key roles have to be built from within, and often times require exceptionally high draft currency to attain.
Bringing in sutter, delays the inevitable rebuild that is required, of course.
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