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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Yeah, I think we need to recognize ownership has a different plan than many of us want. We want the Flames to draft and develop an elite core that can contend for the Cup over a 6-8 year span. Edwards wants a team that makes the playoffs more often than it doesn’t, and hopefully goes on a Cinderella run once in a while.
The whole front office is terrified of becoming a joke franchise. That fear was behind the decision to immediately reload with Huberdeau and Kadri after Gaudreau and Tkachuk walked; the narrative that nobody wanted to play here had to be changed. The overriding culture of the Calgary Flames organization is loss-aversion.
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but that's what we are trying to do right now, no? The Flames had 2 first rounders last year, 2 first rounders this year, and they'll have 2 first rounders next year. We have amassed these picks because Conroy was allowed to trade impact players for futures.
The team was set up for failure in 24-25. The team overachieved, sure - but the higher ups were obviously okay with the plan to gut the team and draft high.