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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Edmonton started tanking 12 years ago and have finally broken through. All it took was winning the once in a generation talent in a timeframe where they picked in the top ten 11 times in 13 years.
Buffalo is a prime example of how this takes forever to work. They also have had a horrendous run and since they didn’t get McDavid they have not been able to pull themselves out.
Flames are a similar market to those teams and shamelessly tanking likely leads to a decade of darkness before it leads to a cup
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The highlight of the flames last decade has been watching their biggest rival smacking them up in 5 games when games actually count.
Either change the bar of what is viewed as success or else we must simply be satisfied that years like this (playoff team, squeak thru the first round) are the ultimate goal and target of the team.