I don't buy the bounce-back narrative at all.
How many people here really believe that the Flames are going to do well next season even if they draft McKenna (or insert your own personal desired #1 pick)?
Look at how Conroy has built this roster thus far. This was never a roster that was supposed to compete (neither was last season's either, but they played gutsy hockey). I will believe that the Flames are hoping for a bounce-back season when they spend to the cap again, and maybe trade some futures for win-now players. Otherwise, I am expecting that this team is bottoming-out still, and we will see season-by-season how they improve internally first.
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