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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
The more we keep adding free agents for half a decade, the more I'm coming to understand a rebuild is not coming anytime soon. If we'd held the line and not added (and appear to be adding more) veterans with pedigree, I think there's a chance this could have trended in the direction of the Flames being a lottery team next year. But, not the case, and I think it's destined to be in the 8-10 conference range short of a significant core shakeup.
So, injured or not, that puts me in camp Eichel. Go for it, futures be damned.
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I agree. I think The Islanders success the last few years validated their current mindset right or wrong. Flames still need a Barzal or Eichel type to make this work though and a D man that can provide some sort of offence.