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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
So when the flames blow it up but don’t land Bedard whats the plan? Sure there’s some good talent other than Bedard/Wright but I don’t think a massive rebuild is an easy task with how our current team is set up. A lot of our higher end players are now in deals that are expiring and have clauses that make it harder to move them. If we do blow it up I think the returns on players like Monahan, Tkachuk, Johnny etc. Would be supremely underwhelming and wouldn’t necessarily position us any better to land a Bedard/Wright generational talent like your post suggests would be a target.
Is blowing it up for one of those lottery picks something to consider? Well I don’t think it’s something not to consider but it’s a mega gamble either way and it’s maddening that we are even considering it if we are because the team seemingly went out and finally got a proper head coach and goalie just as their D regressed and their top forwards are on expiring contracts.
Treliving is maddening more and more as I begin to look back at his track record and the timing of some of his moves/non-moves. Sutter should have stepped in when Peters did but alas we missed on that window and now we are in a position to either pry the window back open (Eichel) or commit to renovating again when we didn’t even get a chance to truly enjoy the roster from the previous rebuild.
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Couple things:
How do you know Sutter wanted to come back after Peters was removed from the bench? Suggesting he was waiting and ready to step behind the bench once the Flames picked up the phone is bit of a reach.
I agree that entering a rebuild with the intent of winning the lottery is a dubious proposition. Look at the Red Wings. They’ve been at the bottom of the league for, what, 5 years now and they haven’t had the good fortune of picking in the top 3 once. Should go without saying, but tanking does not equal Bedford and/or Wright.