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Originally Posted by VilleN
I assume if Edward's mandate is to remain competitive, never do a full rebuild, etc. It is because this makes economic sense to him - basically, a mediocre- to above average team is the sweet spot in terms of revenue. The confusion for me is that they spend to the cap, they spend on coaches, yet they could ice a similar quality of team without spending to the cap. Or does Edwards think he knows how to build a winning team, but it just hasn't panned out yet?
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I think it is less the revenue thing and more he thinks he can build a winner differently or is impatient. If it was really about the money then the Flames would consistently be under the cap and wouldn't pay multiple coaches etc.