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Originally Posted by TheKiprusoffResurrection
The Flames aren't a "quick retool" away from being a serious contender though. We have no star players. We need to draft and develop stars, that takes time.
Thinking a 27 year old will still be relevant/good at hockey when the Flames finally turn the corner is madness. Nylander is probably close to retirement by the time we're at that stage.
Unless your interested in more of what we've had for the last 15 years: scrape into the playoffs every second year 7th or 8th in conference, bounced in the first when we do make it. We can probably get back to that level while Nylander remains elite. Doesn't interest me, personally.
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You can't possibly know that. We could have more of what we had in the past 15 years if we tore it down and drafted high. How many years have the Sabres been following your blueprint for success? How has that worked out for them? People have this strange belief if you tear it down and rebuild that eventually equals success, actually teams that retool on the fly have a much more success rate.