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Originally Posted by Bingo
So hang around the bottom of the standings, hope you win a lottery, and hope you time it for a top end player?
No thanks.
It's about wins and always should be. The guys in the middle are fighting to avoid the bottom and move into the top.
Lots of GMs with high draft picks get fired.
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Is it about wins or winning? Not really arguing your point, but some folks aren't satisfied with simply being competitive, they have a desire to lead the pack, not merely run at the back end of the lead pack. History (2-3 decades) doesn't suggest this organization falls into that group of folks that have a burning desire to lead the pack.
I really believe Treliving is a good manager and one of his best attributes is giving value and consideration to his players as people, not merely cogs. Unfortunately, I see the Flames at a crossroads. If you spend more of the future to obtain assets to fortify the ranks this year, you reward this roster by potentially bolstering their chances, but..... Huberdeau, Kadri and Weegar are locked into this franchise for the next 7-8 years and if there are no cost controlled, dynamic, younger players coming on board the last 4-5 years of that period could be pretty dismal for those guys, as players age out of the apex of their productivity. If I'm in their shoes I'm in the camp that suggests we will find the answers in the room, and support management in retaining and acquiring youth.
The Flames have done an admirable job of avoiding the bottom, and have certainly never been the butt of some jokes like a few other organizations, but there is a difference between winning games and being an actual contender. Perhaps the team can cobble together an effort to win the cup over the next 2-3 years, but if they spend future resources to chase that goal, they will likely plummet in respect to their franchise ranking.