For a long time this team had no culture and didn't stand for anything, unvalueing homegrown players and taking flyers on other team's rejects - GMCC is offering a long term vision for the team: youth focus, build through the draft, keep players that want to be here, hard work, high expectations and a winning mentality.
Almost all the rebuild teams have messed parts of that up by short cutting or intentionally failing.
At this rate the Flames will be over flowing with NHL caliber talent in a few years. And that will put pressure on the roster to keep their spots. Guys that don't want to be here will be moved out and (probably) replaced by internally developed kids with picks or prospects being the currency coming back in those trades. It's a sustainable cycle and gives GMCC lots of flexibility.
Give me 10-15 years of that please! I'm sure we'll have lots of playoff stories after that.
Last edited by Badgers Nose; 01-14-2025 at 03:52 PM.
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