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Originally Posted by The Cobra
You want to avoid what Buffalo went through but we’ve been living it.
And we are farther away from getting out of it than they are.
There is no guarantees on a complete rebuild.
But the Calgary way of retooling is always destined to fail.
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The Flames have had a mediocre decade but they made the playoffs 5 times to Buffalo’s 0, won the division twice and won a couple rounds. Mediocre but no where near a the same as missing the playoffs with 10 top 10 picks in that timeframe we haven’t been living what they went through.
I think they need to be patient and not take as many shortcuts as last time. Don’t trade high picks for a one year goalie rental, or 3 prime assets for a bottom pairing Dman. Acquire picks, make the picks. Develop them. If you can add young cornerstone type assets like they did with Hamilton you still look at it but it has to be a young piece.
This team is entering a rebuild but they will not sell everyone all at once to be the absolute worst roster in the league for an extended period.