[Sylvanfan]

I'd like to know what the Flames have done to try and improve the team over the past two seasons? Who did they sign to long term contracts as Free Agents, who did they bring in via trade? The team overachieved last year, and it's basically the second year of a rebuild.

If the team was to underachieve expected by 10 points instead of outkick that level of play like they did last year...they probably end up with 76 points and inside the top 5 bad teams.

As much as the Flames are going to claim it's a retool and they want to be better in two years...any real rebuild of a roster is going to be at least a 5 year project and closer to 8. If we're here next July and both picks in the 26 draft, the first in 27, and the other futures have been traded for immediate help, then sure people will have a legitimate gripe. But as of today, I think you need to have the patience that many fans claim they have for a rebuild...but don't seem to be excercising on this board because they have dreams of McKenna, Dupont, and two number one Centers picked in the top 5 being Flames within the next two years which is completely unrealistic.