The main thing that signals a commitment to rebuilding is allowing the team to be bad. Like, not making moves aimed at maybe if everything goes right having a chance to possibly sneak into a wild card berth.
The Flames were not rebuilding when they traded Tkachuk. They were by the time they traded Lindholm.
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