Quote:
Originally Posted by OptimalTates
No?
They could have taken the same tactic as the Blackhawks and started shipping players out who wouldn't be part of the rebuild.
|
They could have done that this off season? Chicago has been bad and getting worse for years, and for the record, last year they tried to make moves to become immediately competitive – which is exactly what you criticize the Flames for doing.
This summer, Chicago took a 68-point team and gutted it. They did this to accumulate assets for the future, not because they think it will magically land them a #1 overall pick in competition against teams that got 63, 61, 60, 57, and 55 points and made no significant improvements.
You're suggesting that the Flames should take a 111-point team and make it worse than every one of those other teams in one go. It doesn't happen.