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Originally Posted by BrownDrake
And then 3-4 years to develop and compete so playoffs in 2030 maybe a miracle run in 2028 or 2029 if someone stumbles or we surpass expectations.
I'm ok with that but so are probably most of the people on this board the rub is that management and ownership usually isnt and certainly the majority of fans are absolutely not gonna watch losing hockey. Its a much tougher job to do the right thing in a hockey market.
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Alot of what we already have will be developing over the next couple years plus what we took in 23 and what we get in 24. If we develop a good young base, adding high end picks can have an immediate impact.
The flames current prospect pool is pretty deep, and we should have extra picks in this draft to go with the 23 draft picks. If we full rebuild and add a 1st overall in 25 or 26 and top 3 in both years, a lot of developing will have already happened when we add those potential stars.
Some teams went into a rebuild with nothing, added high end stars and then needed to develop around the stars. Colorado, Toronto, Edmonton added superstars to nothing.