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Originally Posted by Funkhouser
Fans can't support something that doesn't exist.
Teams either sell winning or they sell hope. The Flames have done neither for 3 seasons. This is why ticket sales are falling.
Lean into the rebuild, build excitement through elite young talent and exciting hockey (see Bob Hartley era), and the fans will support this club.
Put out a mediocre product and tell fans we will have more of the same - then you have what you see now.
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Well, now we are talking messaging, which is fine. I don't think anyone disagrees that the Flames could do a way better job at that, and that maybe ownership underestimates fans' patience (though there's no evidence of what fans would do here with a message of "we're rebuilding but keep buying seasons tix while we do".
But lost of people here confuse poor messaging with what the actual structural actions have been and are going forward. Which is clearly a rebuild (but not a panicked fire sale).