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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Rebuilds have three elements:
A) Finishing near the bottom of the standings and drafting blue-chip prospects.
B) Trading veterans for picks and prospects to bulk up the prospect pool.
C) Using cap space to get more picks and prospects from contending teams up against the cap.
The Flames look like they’ll be backing into A. However, it will still require a sea change among ownership and management to embrace B and C. Like a lot of teams, it will take sustained losing for the bigwigs to accept the inevitable. Some never do.
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How about let’s just start with commitment to building through the draft and stop signing old UFA’s.
I’m not necessarily on team “blow it up”. While trading your players for picks sounds awesome, I’m not exactly sure that winners get built that way. Being good at drafting and development is what matters most IMO.