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Originally Posted by The Cobra
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.
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Ultimately I agree with the above, and If the Flames get into a top 10 pick position (better yet top 5), it will be for the best long term. That said, as a fan I'm finding it very hard to cheer for that outcome with this exciting, young transitioning team. Better yet, it would be so sweet to see the Flames finish ahead of all of the teams that traded for/signed those players that didn't want to be here (Vegas most of all for me).