With this news, I think a rebuild is the only way to go. Who are the Flames even, if not Gaudreau and Tkachuk?
Everybody over the age of 26 should be moved if they can bring back anything of value at all. Flames should go after picks and up-and-coming players with the aim of having a solid core of 22-26 year old players to work with 3-4 years from now. The old core is now gone, we won't find a new one in free agency, so time to tear it down to the foundation (what's left of it) and start again. Do it well, and it might come together faster than you'd think.
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