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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Correct.
A once in the league's history expansion draft outcome giving them a bounty of assets beyond reason, a once in 20 years trade for a player with a broken neck.
Flames should 100% use that as their model for success.
The anti-bottoming crowd rarely seems to pitch a path to success, but rather just poo poo the idea of bottoming out.
So, if the idea of bottoming out is a no-go, then what is the actual plan? How do the Flames gather enough assets to build themselves into a contending team?
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The Flames having multiple 1st round picks in 3 straight drafts is one way. They might not be picking crazy high but if they are picking multiple times in the top 32 that helps build a strong base. If they keep their cap sheet relatively clean and not waste money on free agents like Treliving loves to do they should have assets and space to acquire star players when they are asking out.
The bottom out crowd has no answer for how to avoid what Edmonton, Ottawa, Buffalo, Columbus and now Montreal have all had to deal with which was embracing losing today to win tomorrow. All these teams find out that there is no light switch to just start winning. If Edmonton ended up with Strome/Hanifin/Marner instead of McDavid I bet they are still in Sabres territory.