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Originally Posted by curves2000
In some ways, it was another wasted opportunity and the Flames fanbase has not "suffered" what needs to happen in order to draft and develop elite level talent that is impactful and cheap. That's the only way to win in the NHL these days. You need very impactful players who are either on entry level deals or team friendly bridge- long term deals. It's just the way it goes. When everybody is getting paid and a lot of people over 30, it just doesn't work to the same extent.
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They finished 25th in 2012/13, 27th in 2013/14, 16th in 2014/15, and 26th in 2015/16. That is a rebuild. You can be mad they didn't finish dead last but they were competing with some other terrible teams, one of which was Edmonton. You can't guarantee last place finishes when you rebuild and there was no wasted opportunity. Players will not purposefully tank. The rosters they had in each of those seasons were bad enough on paper to get a top 3 pick.