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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Flames are more than two years away from contending, or being on an upswing. They first need to go on a downswing, then hit rock bottom, and then start e steady climb up, which could take years.
Calgary is likely as far away from being a contender as any team in the NHL.
This will not be a quick retool, it needs to be a slow rebuild. That takes time, and the Flames haven't completely embraced it yet.
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Yeah, best case scenario is the last rebuild where it happens fast and the GM is tempted to skip a step or two just like GMBT did.
We need the Money, Bennie, and Matty equivalent picks. If we continue like this, we will get the first one this year. So after 2028, we should have the pieces.
Wolf is the late round gem just like Johnny was. We probably draft way better now than back then, so maybe there are some other gems (Gridin). Even if we get 2-3 later round guys that would go higher in re-drafts, we still have 2 years after this one before the upswing really starts.