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Originally Posted by jjgallow
It's very relieving to see some posters explicitly recognizing our reality (followed by others immediately claiming off topic lol, despite actively debating the other side of the same issue in the same thread).
A growing number of posters here have said, that at very very minimum, the Flames were not cup favorites. Now others may agree, but point out that they were at the late stages of a previous rebuild, thus should go all in.
I would like to point out that just because the team is in the late stages of a previous rebuild (imho a failed rebuild which did not account for post season requirements), it doesn't necessarily mean that you should go all in. It can mean quite the opposite, actually. Late stages of a rebuild, in our case, spells out bleak future. Why? Because we have very little in the way of prospects (this isn't the first pick we've sold), after multiple years of short term decisions "going for it".
If you're at the late stages of your rebuild, your prospect cupboard is bare, and you're not cup favorites....one might say that these factors are aweful good reasons to keep any picks you still have, unless you want to go into another full blown scortched earth rebuild in the near future (and even then you probably want those picks)
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They didn’t go all in. They traded for a clear need and still have the asset acquired.
Fair to say it’s a bad trade and they shouldn’t have done it. It’s more compelling if you express this during the season vs. benefit of hindsight.