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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Most of the negative fans have just wanted a true rebuild since the Iginla era though...as they believe that's how you build a winner.
And as much I think there are other ways to build winning teams...doing a scorched earth rebuild with lots of early picks seems to be the most effective way.
And the thing is even if you fail like the Oilers V1 and Sabres V1 rebuilds, if you suck long enough eventually you fall backwards into enough talent to have a strong base to build upon.
Its the teams that try to stay relevant that tend to just get stuck in mediocrity forever.
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I’d even jump in here to be argumentative and say that it is how you build a winner and it’s not really a point of debate any longer.
When you go look at the salary cap era, it’s very clear. The Oilers are a very good example of the fact that you can be almost entirely incompetent and still have it come together better than the Flames’ “strategy”.
I also agree with traptor - the Flames need star players, and Necas ain’t that. He’s a fine player who would contribute to the Flames inability to draft from the positions they need.
If the Flames had two to three top-5 draft picks already in the system, I’d be somewhat on board with a Necas trade - but the timing is wrong right now. I generally feel that we should avoid trades like this though regardless of whatever stage the team is in - I’d much sooner see them just take the patient approach and draft and develop.
The Flames need to draft and develop their own stars. It’s step 1.