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Originally Posted by Makarov
Well, except that it delays the start of the rebuild for another two seasons, which (a) misses two drafts with potential generational players; and (b) delays the fruits of any such rebuild for another two seasons, so long-suffering Flames fans will be waiting six or seven seasons (instead of four or five seasons) to enjoy any success.
The organization has put itself in a very difficult position.
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Meh, even if you blow up your team odds are still against for you for grabbing a generational player. Flames still have a lot of young-ish top talent and a good goalie so lots of value there.
Also rebuilds are no guarantee for success. Heck, even Edmonton was gifted what? 4 1st overall picks including the best player in the world and they can still barely make playoffs.
Even the Tampa rebuild didn’t really generate any success until they hit on a bunch of their “non rebuild” draft picks
Kucherov - 58th overall
Palat - 208th overall
Vasilevskiy - 19th overall
Point - 79th overall
Cirelli- 72nd overall
All drafted after they bottomed out. Obviously Hedman and Stamkos are big parts of that team, but point being starting a rebuild doesn’t guarantee success in 4-5 years