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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Any thought that the Flames will be rebuilding in the near future is a bit of a delusion. The team is very clearly set on competing now, and the core players are in an age-range where a rebuild makes no sense. Like it or not, the team is looking at a three or four year window, and I don't think an Eichel trade affects that at all.
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I don't think it's delusional (a little harsh, no?).
Typically it's not the team that decides to trigger a rebuild out of the blue, but the results on the ice that that dictate things such as roster turnover and drafting higher. That could change the direction really quickly and you can't look at what is happening today and assume the plan carries over two to three years from now.
If an Eichel trade backfires and Gaudreau doesn't sign, it might not even be a decision to rebuild or not.