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Originally Posted by bluejays
Ottawa and Buffalo are on the cusp of something good. They are absolutely worth the risk to take. Would you rather have that situation or an aging star situation? It really is one or the other. I’d say despite the rebuild there, there has been hope, and the fans see that. Calgary with a stronger fanbase should embrace it. Get a potential star and the fans would come in droves. Being in the muddle middle wears on the fanbase over time. Just because it hasn’t worked out in Ottawa yet doesn’t mean it won’t. The risk is worth it.
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We have been hearing this about Buffalo for a long time. Buffalos situation took 11 years and counting to get to this point. Ottawa is 6 years of pain to get here. I absolutely want to avoid what Buffalo went through here.
I also agree the fanbase would rather watch a promising young team lead by a potential risk future star as opposed to a team of average vets fight and claw to be in a wildcard race. I also know this fanbase turned on Sam Bennett before he was 23 years old. I am not sure I buy how patient this fanbase will be with a rebuild that doesn’t show immense promise fairly quickly.