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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
That's the point, though. Flames aren't dragging their feet on the rebuild, they're slowly falling into it. Last year, they canned Sutter, Treleving moved on, they hired a new, more positive coaching regime and they replaced a 30 goal scorer for a 30 goal scorer. They wanted to remain competitive, but the team's early results showed them (and the expiring UFAs) that they weren't going to win with that roster and they shifted to a "retool" philosophy.
This next year might push them into a full rebuild, just like 2021/22 in San Jose, when the team still sucks and if the rest of the leadership group demands out rather than wait for the retool. Our Smith/Celebrini comes in 2026 and 2027 if we end up on this path.
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THis is the way i see it as well.
If the team comes out next year and is a complete dumpster fire in the first two months, any or all of sharangovich, kuzmenko, backlund, kadri, weegar, anderson, mangiapane, markstrom, vladar may all want to seek greener pastures.