Despite what many say, the Flames actually had a legit rebuild post-Iggy. They had Gaudreau emerge and start to lead the offence. On paper they had all the necessary pieces Rebuilding more would have been detrimental to the team.
What happened to the Flames had nothing to do with management's decision to compete. Monahan fell apart. The team could never achieve in the playoffs. Gaudreau and Tkachuk both wanted out. The team stopped developing their prospects internally. These are what led to the previous failure, not some decision to pull the plug on a rebuild early or striving for mediocrity.
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