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Originally Posted by TOfan
So many holes in this.
Easy to say ‘if a rebuild takes only 10 years, so be it’ when you have no skin in the game. Sounds like a fan who doesn’t know what he doesn’t know.
You would rather go through a 10 year rebuild and come out with a legitimate shot at a cup? News flash, there’s no guarantee after 10 years the Flames would be in a better position than they are now. That’s a hope.
You would way rather see them swing and miss? Isn’t that what you could say they are doing right now? I get the sense that if after 10 years after missing the playoffs and they weren’t contenders you wouldn’t be sitting there saying ‘oh well, they tried’. You would be posting about who is an idiot and who sucks and why aren’t the Flames contenders etc etc.
Entertainment? To who? I suspect the owners will have more success making the playoffs, even if it’s not every year, than 10 years out. I would bet there are 10-20 casual fans for every hardcore fan in the City. Making the playoffs is good for business.
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Well first off there was no discussion of the owners. That's a completely separate argument. We're talking about the fan experience.
I already said it wasn't a guarantee by saying I'd rather swing and miss. Nothing is a guarantee so this is an extremely poor reason to not do something. Clearly the current strategy hasn't worked so there's that...
And it's pretty universal that winning a Cup is the epitome of entertainment for the sport. A deep run would be 2nd. Anyone on this board would likely agree that the 04 run is their highlight experience of being a Flames fan unless you were of age to enjoy 89. So ya it's pretty safe to say that from an entertainment standpoint, missing playoffs, losing 1st round, winning a round, is basically in the middle for overall entertainment. If a 1 is finishing last place and a 10 is winning it all, Flames fans get a 4-6 pretty much every season. Basically a less successful Minnesota Wild.