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Originally Posted by Rhett44
But, we want the playoffs..... NOW!!!
Realistically, playoffs should not even be in the discussion for the next few years. We shouldn't be making any short term decisions at all.
Kuzmenko... gone next deadline.
Bread... gone next deadline.
Necas... hang up the phone.
Coleman wants to go to a contender? Find him a team.
We aren't going to be a contender for years.
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Unless something changes with the roster, a star player emerges suddenly, or Huberdeau can suddenly carry the team, it won't matter what is the GM's or the owner's goal.
The roster is not good enough to compete as constructed. They are selecting 9th overall with Markstrom and Lindholm for most of the year. They are going - most likely - to trade their starting goaltender this summer and I doubt that any unsigned free agents at the trade deadline are retained.
This roster presently is not good enough to even get out of the bottom third of the league - again unless something changes.
So, the rebuild is here. The question is really whether the Flames will embrace it. I don't need a press release or acknowledgment - just stop bleeding draft picks, focus on youth and talent, and make reasonable bets to extract value in trades.