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Originally Posted by mile
After hearing Sutter talk about how the Flames haven't had a high 1st round pick in a long time and how LA picked really high in the draft before they made moves to get good again, maybe he would be more receptive to a rebuild/re-tool than I thought.
I feel like the only way Ownership gets on board with building through the draft is if Sutter recommends it.
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The ideal situation for me is that Treliving gets re-signed, and he and Darryl announce a rebuild this summer.
No upheaval. GM and Coach in-step together working towards a common goal. That would be ideal, as stability + shared vision at two massively important positions would be something this organization has lacked.
We’ve seen the lack of a shared vision in recent years through the use of Sam Bennett. Treliving and Conroy were both on the record as viewing Benny as a centre, but their coaches did not.
Sutter seemed to like Bennett, but by the time he came on Benny had already requested a trade - and once that happens, the relationship between player and team rarely stays strong and Tree then dealt him.
Now, this season certainly makes me question whether Coach and GM are on the same page…but if they’re both onboard with a rebuild? That’d be exciting.