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Originally Posted by Mathgod
"Erasure"? No... we have different ideas on what bottoming out means.
To me it means finishing low enough in the standings to get a top 5 (arguably top 3) pick.
We've gotten Bennett at #4 OA and... that's literally it for top 5 picks since our only cup win.
The journey to a top 5 pick may have started last year, but it hasn't reached any of its destinations yet. Maybe next year's draft could be one. We'll see.
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“Trying” something is not the same as “succeeding” at something. If your argument is that they’ve never been the worst team in the league or had a top 3 pick, sure. But that’s a result, not an intent.
If your argument is that they’ve never “tried” to be near there (or more accurately, that they’re never not-tried to make the playoffs and just accepted being as bad as they end up being) then you’re objectively wrong.
In 98 they were 3 points out of a top 3 pick.
In 16 they were 2 points out of a top 3 pick.
Unfortunately there are other teams that play the games so the Flames aren’t and will never be totally in control of exactly how bad they end up being, unless you want to advocate for trading guys like Wolf and Coronato along with all the vets.
I know you’ve come to the realization recently that the team is bad and might need to rebuild, but they traded away most of their roster over the past two years, got mostly draft picks back, and didn’t even bother adding anything when they were in a playoff spot last year. Whether you saw it or not, the reality is pretty clear.