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Originally Posted by Rhett44
Not making the playoffs but also not getting a top pick is terrible for us. Our goal is to win a cup, and we need some elite talent to do that.
The players are working hard, but most of the current roster are not in the Flames long term plans. It's great individually that Kadri, Huberdeau etc are playing well, but it isn't great for the Flames future.
I will say Wolf has been a nice surprise.
But ideally we would be tanking for a few years and getting some elite talent to help us down the road. Finishing right near the middle year after year just ensures we will never be a contender.
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Lamenting the timing of a team over achieving is fine.
But this team was set up to fail.
The "organization" didn't aim for the mushy middle with $20M in free cap space, 6 UFAs dealt and their number goaltender moved on without a veteran replacement.
Your blaming unexpected results on a plan that doesn't fit.