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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Sharks, Hawks, and a couple others this year. But nevertheless, my point is that the Flames have shown over the last ~15 years that they are always eager to find a shortcut rather than deliberately building a base of young players that is as strong or stronger than any other in the league. And it hasn't gotten them anywhere.
Why is it that they feel they don't need to do what so many other teams do?
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Strike ‘don't need’, replace with ‘can't afford’.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again. There are two kinds of billionaires, and two corresponding kinds of big businesses. There are those that take risks and establish new markets for new products, and there are those that eliminate risks and consolidate existing industries. Nearly all the Canadian NHL owners made their money the second way, not the first. Risk-aversion is in their blood.