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Originally Posted by Bingo
How many weeks in a row do we have to rehash this?
Trade 7 UFSs
Deal your goaltender with 2 years left
Carry 20M in unused cap space into the season
Start the year with only 2 defenseman with any kind of NHL experience
The team has exceeded expectations.
The organization didn't set them up for success.
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I think in 4-5 years during what will likely be the Flames window if the Flames do not follow that game plan we can definitely conclude that they are not trying to win. In a hypothetical future scenario like that in 2029 we should expect the Flames to
1) Trade 5 or more of their top players. Right now that would look like trading Wolf, Coronato, Zary, Parekh and Weegar
2) Fill out your backend with waiver wire pickups and low cost UFA's
3) Barely scrape to make the cap floor by signing one or two UFA's to one year deals. Ensure that you leave at least 25% of the available cap space unused.
Then compete for a playoff spot and the Stanley Cup.
If they don't follow this obvious blueprint to compete in 2029 I will definitely question whether they truly are trying to win.