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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Toronto hit it too - largely thanks to luck in the draft lottery the first time they took a shot.
I think we can also just look at the Rangers and Maple Leafs as organizations that are sparing no expense at an organizational level.
Treliving improved it for the Flames while he was here (and under Burke). We saw this when we started finding players throughout the draft. Hopefully Conroy and crew keeps developing the organizational depth on the management side.
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Even the Leafs missed the playoffs for 9 out of 10 years before the rebuild ended. Their rebuild was messed up because Burke kept trading first round picks but nonetheless it took awhile. Even if you count 2012 (year they drafted Rielly) as the start it took 5 years to really take hold and it took hitting on every high pick (Rielly, Nylander, Marner, Matthews) to get them there.
I think rebuild is the right move, I just do not hold out any hope it is a quick process. If the Flames make the playoffs more than once again in this decade I will be surprised.