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Royle9 · 01-10-2024, 01:50 PM

As a community we all want the same thing - Quality product on the ice.

As a fanbase we often clash over "rebuild" vs "re-tool" and then take it a step further and get into the scorched earth rebuild versus the flames style rebuild where we trade or let some UFA's walk and then try to keep extending the core (which isn't a re-build in my mind)

Do you ever notice that when this topic comes up the group as a whole comes to the same conclusion which is "The FLAMES will never do it"? Why is that?

We often see arguments about how it "never works" or "look at Buffalo, SJ, Edmonton" etc etc but ignore teams like Tampa, Colorado, LA etc. What works in 1 market wont necessarily work in another, that we can agree. But the flames have simply never attempted a complete tear down and re-build so how do we know we wouldn't be succesful?

Look, nobody is saying its going to be fun or that its going to guarantee us a cup in the next 5-10 years. But the current foundation and philosophy hasn't worked either, and not for over 2 decades. We saw a few years of divisional wins only to flop 1st round of the playoffs, the teams best players and arguably foundational core pieces are gone now, we tried to salvage that by anchoring the Flames with arguably one of the worst contracts in the league now, hoping he can find his game once again.

Yet here we are, again staring down the barrel of a number of UFA's some of which could fetch this team a pretty decent haul based on rumours including 1st round picks. Giving the Flames something to build towards as we look to build a new arena and yet once again it appears as if the new management philosophy is nothing but the recycled one we've all been accustomed to.

Its time for some change, its time to give our scouts some ammunition and build from within, bring up some more young guys and let the team ride out this season with what we have. We've got arguable 2 strong draft years coming up with some very good looking talent and I would argue our amateur scouting has been above average the last few years so lets use it.

I just want the product on the ice to at least be fun to watch, I want youth and I want this team to acquire a winning culture once again. Lastly I want to see them hoist a cup in my life time, preferably while I'm able to share that moment with my 2 sons, something I go to do as a kid with my dad in 89.

Change it up Conroy, what we've been doing for 20+ years hasn't worked.

01-10-2024, 01:50 PM	#16359
Royle9 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	As a community we all want the same thing - Quality product on the ice. As a fanbase we often clash over "rebuild" vs "re-tool" and then take it a step further and get into the scorched earth rebuild versus the flames style rebuild where we trade or let some UFA's walk and then try to keep extending the core (which isn't a re-build in my mind) Do you ever notice that when this topic comes up the group as a whole comes to the same conclusion which is "The FLAMES will never do it"? Why is that? We often see arguments about how it "never works" or "look at Buffalo, SJ, Edmonton" etc etc but ignore teams like Tampa, Colorado, LA etc. What works in 1 market wont necessarily work in another, that we can agree. But the flames have simply never attempted a complete tear down and re-build so how do we know we wouldn't be succesful? Look, nobody is saying its going to be fun or that its going to guarantee us a cup in the next 5-10 years. But the current foundation and philosophy hasn't worked either, and not for over 2 decades. We saw a few years of divisional wins only to flop 1st round of the playoffs, the teams best players and arguably foundational core pieces are gone now, we tried to salvage that by anchoring the Flames with arguably one of the worst contracts in the league now, hoping he can find his game once again. Yet here we are, again staring down the barrel of a number of UFA's some of which could fetch this team a pretty decent haul based on rumours including 1st round picks. Giving the Flames something to build towards as we look to build a new arena and yet once again it appears as if the new management philosophy is nothing but the recycled one we've all been accustomed to. Its time for some change, its time to give our scouts some ammunition and build from within, bring up some more young guys and let the team ride out this season with what we have. We've got arguable 2 strong draft years coming up with some very good looking talent and I would argue our amateur scouting has been above average the last few years so lets use it. I just want the product on the ice to at least be fun to watch, I want youth and I want this team to acquire a winning culture once again. Lastly I want to see them hoist a cup in my life time, preferably while I'm able to share that moment with my 2 sons, something I go to do as a kid with my dad in 89. Change it up Conroy, what we've been doing for 20+ years hasn't worked.