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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
What does that mean? What is stripping it down? Trade everyone for the best picks and prospects you can get and hope they come together? Because a three year rebuild doesn't sound remotely feasible. The Flames system is pretty thin and a lot of depth needs to be built up. Unless you are getting 3-4 picks in the first round in each of the next three drafts, you're not going to have many players ready to step in when that building opens. Development is a three to five year game, especially as you get outside the first round. You may get a player to step in after two years, but when will they be producing and contributing? A rebuild is a much longer process and requires a lot to go right, so I'm wondering what stripping it down looks like? As it is, the Flames depth in prospects is already pretty stripped down.
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I mean, this is a big issue... Treliving has been GM for 7 years, and Button has been head of scouting for almost 2 decades?
I know a lot of people say differently, but I don't see a lot of talent in Calgary's development pipeline that is going to push them over the hump of first round playoff exits, assuming they do even make the playoffs...
I guess the proof is in the results, but to date, its been pretty mediocre