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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The only season where this wasn’t true was the season after the Flames traded Iginla, and Jay Feaster was promptly fired for that and replaced by Burke who then hired Treliving and then it was a mad scramble to do everything they could to get back into the playoffs.
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Revisionism at its finest.
Feaster wasn't fired for trading Iginla. He was fired for getting poor value for his top players when the team was trying (you guessed it) to rebuild. Burke specifically criticized him for that.
There was no ‘mad scramble’ to get back into the playoffs. Everyone, including Treliving, expected 2014-15 to be a rebuilding year. In fact, the Flames traded Glencross for picks at the deadline.
It is true that the surprise playoff appearance in 2015 had management thinking they were further along than they were. But that's not the story you're trying to spin here.