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Originally Posted by Bingo
Believe whatever you want to believe.
I'm not sure that the team wants to get to a bottom five pick. Have no idea.
I do know they've moved many veterans, including three players before they played a game in a season, sat on $20M in cap space for two straight years, and didn't spend any draft capital to improve a team in the playoffs at last year's deadline.
I'll choose to go with what's happening and not what I fear will never happen.
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Just to add onto what has actually happened with this iteration:
22/23 - Missed playoffs, picked 16th oa
23/24 - Missed playoffs, picked 9th oa
24/25 - Missed playoffs, picked 18th oa
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For me it comes down to the fact that if you aren't enjoying the ride, what's the point. I find joy in most seasons in some manner. There's been a couple of notable exceptions including Sutter's last year here, and the Brian Elliott year. But for the most part, I try to find joy in whatever is going on. I don't understand people who choose to imagine the worst case scenarios and focus entirely on those. And try to drag others down with them into that muck.
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Glad you're having fun. Personally these last 4 years since the big "retool" have been my least favorite iteration of the flames I've watched. I try to enjoy the wins, but I know this version is not going anywhere and unfortunately losses will end up being more rewarding for my enjoyment.
Keeping vets and picking in the teens just drags this feeling another year for me.
To me, moving vets and snagging a top 5 pick represents a transition into a new exciting iteration.