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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
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I don't disagree with the broader point that the Flames are not messaging this well, and i think under-rating the fan base's tolerance for a re-build.
But that's a weird example. The article is legit, not questioning that. But following that off-season they went all the way to the finals led by Thronton, Pavelski, Burns, Marleau, Vlasic, etc. The team had a young Thomas Hertl and that's about it. And that's largely they core they went with for a few more seasons, and even added other vetes to the equation like Erik Karlsson.
Moreover, they drafted Meier #9 in 2015 after that bad season, but around that draft they drafted 27th the year before, then following 2015, they would draft 60th (their first was traded for Martin Jones I think), 19th, 21st , 48th (their first which was 29th was traded to Buffalo for Evander Kane), and 31st.
I have no idea what their owner was saying when he talked about a re-build being underway or having a young team. That simply wasn't the case.
If anything it was a re-tool.