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Originally Posted by edslunch
I don’t hear a lot of people clamouring for a scorched earth rebuild. I think more people would argue against propping up a weak team by (re-)signing veterans who will not be part of the long term solution. Shooting for the playoffs right now would be detrimental to the long term prospects of the team, since draft position really does matter.
Keep developing young players, make room in the roster when there’s a choice, accept that competitiveness will take time. Draft top ten for a while, hopefully luck into a top 3 pick or two, but regardless, draft well and keep building from within.
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That's been Calgary's plan for the last 20 years or more.
I get that scorched earth and signing veterans who will not be part of the long term solution is not popular with many people.
But for the most part, Calgary's veterans who are better than the propped up ones will also not be part of the long term solution, they are only helping to win games for Calgary and hurting their draft picks.
I guess it depends on what you want as your ultimate goal is for the Flames. But if it's to become a Stanley Cup contender, the 4-0-1 start is likely not doing much to help. Other than the play of Wolf, he's the one exception to the Flames success not helping the long term plan.