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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Last season was fun. But I care more about building a team that will be a championship challenger for a number of seasons, not one and done. That was the exactly what was setup. Gaudreau and Tkachuk walk for nothing and it will be a distant memory before we see a repeat. You need to keep succession planning at the top of your to-do list as a manager in professional sports. You have to recoup assets where possible and bring in the quality players where possible. This has been a failing of this team for some time.
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It's extremely difficult, especially with the new draft rules, to just build that perennial championship team.
And the issue with both Gaudreau and Tkachuk (and a lot of other players) is convincing them to stay with the Flames. The best ways to do that are to show you are committed to the players and winning. The Flames had no choice but to go all in.
If Gaudreau and/or Tkachuk walk it will be because they didn't want to play in Calgary and specifically wanted to play somewhere else. Not sure how you can plan around Gaudreau/Tkachuk as human beings.
We all want a team that repeatedly challenges for championships...easier said than done, and there's probably 2-3 teams that are legit contenders at any one time.