Tampa had 5 legitimate superstars in their prime. It's not a surprise they won't two cups and they sure as hell wouldn't consider rebuilding with that stacked roster.
The fear tactic of trying to use some of the worst managed teams in NHL history as a reason against rebuilding makes zero sense. If this management group can't build a winner through the strategy with the best odds, they sure as hell aren't building this on the fly. Especially with the age of their top players, lack of elite talent, mid round draft position, and inability to keep and attract big name players. Even in a worst case scenario where the rebuild doesn't play out as we hope, are we really in any worse position than we are now? Somehow watching the Iginla era Flames 2.0 fizzle out again is so exciting?
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