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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Now I want a cheeseburger
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Nah, donkey meat is the next big thing. You won’t be able to tell the difference, I promise.
Seriously though, here are the basic options:
1. Retool through trades. If you do this, you need to win more trades than you lose, otherwise you just tread water or deplete your assets over time.
2. Retool through free agency. It’s a great way to add assets, but you rarely get great value, especially as the contracts age. This is best reserved for teams that are close to being a contender.
3. Rebuild through the draft. It’s not really a good strategy to do this without lop 3 draft picks. It can be done in theory without top picks, but that is more or less relying on luck. This is the best way to get good players and value down the line, but requires an investment in time.
4. Do nothing and hope things just come together.
None of these are guaranteed and come with risk. Personally, I see the Flames as a team that missed the window and have depleted assets at this point. In order to turn it around without rebuilding would require legendary asset management and luck at this point. The only logical option is to rebuild through the draft in my opinion. Not saying they will do this, because they probably won’t.
Of course, you can do combinations of those options. For example, trade for high picks and use the cap space to sign free agents. It not easy to get the best free agents if you are not competitive though.