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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Calgary likely won't be relevant for 5 years, at which time Andersson and Weegar will not be..
Unless you think Calgary's draft picks to come will be impact players right off the bat? Which seldom occurs especially for picks that are not at the top of the draft.
Andersson will likely require an 8 year contract to stay. That should not be in the Flame's cards.
I get the thought that you would like Calgary to remain semi-competitive during the growing years. But that hurts the rebuild by losing the draft capital they would get for trading them, and making the draft picks that much worse. Keeping them will simply prolong the rebuild years. They may be less painful, but it will be longer.
Calgary needs impact players.
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It has nothing to do with being semi competitive. This team isn't going to be competitive as constructed now other than being in hockey games versus getting rolled every night (which is good). Any illusion to that fact is misguided from a hot start that is simply not going to continue based on this roster and underlying numbers.
Parekh, Bruz and whoever they presumably take high this year are all going to be on the roster as early as next year and needing to play with players that can play a lot sooner than 5 years from now. Ditto for Wolf in terms of not getting shelled every night too.
A first overall pick would be great, but firing off everyone doesn't guarantee you're getting that pick, and if you're picking in the top 6-7 for the next 2 years anyway (which they will be regardless of further personel moves) you will be landing premium talent at key positions that will be playing sooner than later.