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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Because his actual actions point in the exact direction people want him to go, and instead of focusing on that, people write long winded missives about not being told what they want to hear and the sorry state of the franchise.
What other team trades their top two forwards, top defensive pairing, and prepares to trade their #1 goaltender with no bonafide solution behind them… and still isn’t “tearing it down”?
What does tearing it down look like vs what the Flames have done? I’m genuinely asking. Is it just that they’re also collecting young players on the cheap that are better than their AHL guys?
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They've sold off their expiring contracts for assets which is very good (even though they wanted to sign most of those guys first). But time and time again they've stated they have no intention of a full tear down rebuild and want to remain competitive. Which flies in the face of embracing a painful few years to get high end draft picks which could yield truly elite players, as the article is outlining. They could by lying I guess.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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