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Originally Posted by Rhett44
I think people are just being realists. We are not one or 2 signings away from being a contender.
We were one of the worst teams in the league after the trade deadline. Realistically, this is a bottom 5 team as currently constructed. Not even close to being a contender. We also know it benefits us way more long term to be terrible next year.
So why would we sign a guy like Debrusk when we don't want to win a bunch next year? And I know we are never going to "tank" but signing some players so we end up finishing 12th last instead of getting a top 5 pick would just be a crazy short sighted decision.
People don't want the Flames to lose, they want the Flames to be good in a few years. And you can't be a contender without a few really good picks.
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Not really being realists then if they are worried that Jake DeBrusk will take a team from bottom 5 to middle of the pack in the league.