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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Probably because tear downs don't guarantee an elite team in 3-5 years. And there are more cases where it hasn't panned out that way than panned out that way.
You can be semi-competitive while restocking your talent pool and continually trade aged out players for younger ones or draft assets.
The Flames are operating in a much better and future-conscious way of late and I think they're moving in the right direction.
They'd have a first round pick every other year before, and now they're drafting multiple each year and 5-6 in the first three rounds.
IMO it's a recipe for success. And eventually it will bear fruit.
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But I feel the most recent regime is turning the corner every time and it turns out that I’m wrong. Every year we are positive about our new prospect pool and it rarely ever actually pans out. We get a lot of good farabees, frosts, cornotos, mangiapanes and not enough draisatls macdavids eichels makars Gaudreau tkachuks. Oh wait we did have those last two. Our owner needs to have his eventual heart attack. Sorry I am bitter.