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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
Minnesota is another interesting “model.” They’ve basically been mushy middle competitive for the last few years as they waited out their massive buyout penalties, forced to make smart, patient moves and develop their players.
They don’t, to my knowledge, have any top five picks, but have built team loyalty and found stars all over the draft (Kaprizov being the key one).
Their patience allowed them to pounce on an opportunity to grab another superstar and now they’re legitimate threats.
People keep pointing to the Dallas model or drafting top 3, but there are a number of different systems and strategies that can build contenders. But all of them include drafting well. As much as I’d like to see at this point the vets traded and a top pick, this patient path will lead to another competitive window.
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I am all for different approaches IF it works, the issue I have with this argument is that this organization has tried approaches similar to Dallas and Minnesota and it has not worked out, but they keep keep drumming out they same philosophy, keep on telling fans "to be patient", the excuses are becoming old and tiresome. Alot of those same organizations that fail at the so called "Dallas" and "Minnesota" model also have pivoted and try a different approach, not ours, I think that is what is irking fans.
At the root of the problem is ownerships mandate for playoff revenue "at all cost". If you have an owner who is never willing to embrace that some suffering is required for the "greater good", than what are your chances of winning a "cup", very low I would say. I don't blame CC, coaches or the players, I blame the owner, Murray Edwards, there is a direct correlation between the teams lack of success and his business philosophy, and if you don't believe me, he is the only common denominator throughout all of this.
I feel sorry for the die hard flames fan that pays all that money and just wants want most fans want, a realistic shot at a championship for 5-7 years, it's just not happening with this owner. There are owners out there that use their sports team has an extension of their own desire for "on the field"success, not ours, it's clear in my mind that he runs this team as a business.
Personally going to spend more time invested in other sports, this will always be my hockey team, but not my sole desire.
Murray Edwards will always be the problem with me, his vision is different than mine, healthier for me to invest my time into other sporting clubs, that support my vision for building towards championships For a guy like Edwards, his philosophy won't change until fans start tuning out the club, he is COMPLETELY driven by short term monetary gains
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