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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
Is there some master plan you would have preferred where the Flames suddenly become Stanley Cup contenders by overpaying for players who other teams let walk away for free?
Conroy gave the perfect answer today by saying this team needs to start getting younger and building from within by giving their own young players a fair shake. God, what a refreshing perspective that was after the last 10 years of throwing retirement contracts at 3rd liners and filling the roster up with useless players on PTOs.
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i see buy outs and trades of unwanted players and fresh faces signed, i didn't see the press conference but if he said wants to bring youth from within isn't that more reason to evaluate the older expensive players and make changes?
master plan? shouldn't they be improving like the other teams? alot of good signings today and nothing from the flames, klingberg for 4mil now that would have been a good fit on a team lacking offense.
imo they seem to stand pat, like this year at the deadline they obviously thought they were good enough hell sutter said we were good enough to go all the way.
I'm guilty of this too biut i fans are so used to being mediocre or losing that we are complacent and used to the thing every year it will work eventually some how.
well i think we should be following successful teams, the team that just 1 the cup isn't sitting back not changing anything, even the champion is wanting to improve, it feels arrogant that the Flames stand pat so often. It's not working so let's change it, i'm hoping conny will be the man to finally admit the current method isn't working and start a new direction.
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A team that is in win now mode doesn't have the time to build within with prospects.
I'm happy they want to give young guys a chance, too but it's very unlikely one of them makes it up and if they do it won't be enough.
The last time we really improved the time was trade deadline in '04 and the additions were a big part of the run.
All my opinion but i am frustrated and have a hard time believing that we won't get a bunch of lip service and then they do the same things as always always and either just barely miss the playoffs or squeak in for a 1st round defeat, i would like to see a bit more aggressive approach let's make it happen.
I hope i'm wrong and you're right and they are successful because I want to see success it's more important than my opinion.
Like a lot of fans i'm frustrated and impatient and probably panicking too early.
GO FLAMES!