[dammage79]

There's no single way to build a team to win the cup. It's just as much a crap shoot as anything.

Once upon a time, it was the Chicago model, then the L.A model, and then and then and then and so on and so on.

Honestly I don't know of any standardized ratio of drafted to undrafted players a team has to have to win a cup. I don't think it's quantifiable. Individual chemistry between players is what it takes. And it's nice to have a top pick or two you draft and develop. But it certainly doesn't take 22 home grown players to win a cup. That's a fact. Or 18. I don't think the miners anywhere close to that.

Plus you're going to grind through a few coaches and GMS until you eventually hit the sweet spot. Like Chicago, L.A and FLA. That's how it goes. It's a lottery. And you can only stack the odds so much in your favor.

No, the Flames are going to do this thing their way and we are all along for the ride.