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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Sure. But the conversation started with a claim that a rebuild could be 3-4 years, like the last one. And that it is possible to hit big in later rounds, thus shortening the rebuild.
1) the last one WASN'T 3-4 years (see: discussion on impatience), and
2) the best player from that rebuild - the guy they built the team around - was drafted well before the rebuild started. Most players take several years before they are impact players in the NHL. And most of the players that are part of the rebuild are drafted AFTER the first year of it (it takes YEARS of drafting to acquire enough good players).
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The best player from the rebuild was and will always be Tkachuk. The guy they built it around was Johnny. I think the discussion about 7-9 years is largely just the last gasps of folks who always had questions about a rebuild and used to talk about the importance of playoff revenue. Playoff revenue is long gone and soon regular season box office revenue will also diminish. Thankfully, likely for those economic reasons and not for hockey reasons the rebuild should commence relatively soon. Time will tell how long it will take but if the Flames are 8-10 points out of the playoffs by American thanksgiving (8 games in they are 2 points out with the 8th place team having a game in hand) the writing should be on the wall for everyone. Even if they are in the hunt based on their soft schedule to start the year the murderers row from November 24th through December 18th should ensure a rebuild. Hope they don’t sign anyone longterm before then.