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Originally Posted by Rhett44
In my eyes, the Flames are trying to compete, while trying to rebuild at the same time.
I just don't know if that strategy necessarily works. You can't be everything, and that is why I'd like them to be bold and choose a direction. I know the players aren't going to purposely lose, but you can ship out the veterans.
At last trade deadline we should have shipped out Rasmus and some vets. But we didn't want to miss the playoffs. Which doesn't matter to me anyways if we are not a contender.
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I think they have picked a direction. If they can make the team better with what they have and continue to draft as they have, they'll keep doing things this way.
They've only just started what I call "The Churn" where they'll move a veteran once a prospect bubbles up and takes their spot. And I'm kind of on board with it. It's not going to get you a top flight 1st overall prospect, and it may not necessarily get you to round 3 or 4 of the playoffs in the first two seasons but they've been horrible at short tracking build ups prior and I think this approach if they stay on it, will yield the results we all want.