[Igottago]

Originally Posted by mikephoen

I think you're misunderstanding Igottago a bit. Especially this line: "I'm not saying the project is complete that quickly, but you start seeing signs of progress."

If I'm reading him right, he means that in 3 to 4 years, they'll have some players to be excited about, similar to the 2015 Flames team that surprised and made the playoffs. The key is not to then go all in on players like Hamonic and think the rebuild is done. Keep building through the draft until you have a real contender.

To reiterate, in 3 or 4 years there will be something to be hopeful about. Not a completed project, but also it will be fun to be a fan again. It won't be 7-9 years of completely bleak expectations. It will be 7-9 years before this team could be an actual threat to win a cup, but that is better than the current plan where they're never going to be a cup contender.

Exactly what I was saying. Thanks for jumping in.

The Flames didn't complete their build successfully but it gave us some great years of hopeful hockey along the way, and excellent young players to get behind. The next one might do better if they make some better decisions along the way.

Rebuilds aren't just some long drawn out period of pure depression.
Not rebuilding because you're afraid of the process is just a loser mentality IMO.