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SuperMatt18 · 01-27-2026, 02:41 PM

I gave it a 7.

They have been drafting well. And overall I'm not too concerned with the returns they've gotten for key assets.

But I do think they could have been more pro-active in some of the decisions the last 18 months (since the Markstrom/Mangiapane trades) to lean even heavier into a tear down and try to really accelerate that stage of the rebuild to accumulate even more draft picks, and bottom out to get those true high end picks.

I would have probably voted 9 or 10 if this poll was done July 1 2024 after they had just moved Markstrom and Mangiapane, but the stagnant nature of the last 18 months reduces the score for me.

01-27-2026, 02:41 PM	#13
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I gave it a 7. They have been drafting well. And overall I'm not too concerned with the returns they've gotten for key assets. But I do think they could have been more pro-active in some of the decisions the last 18 months (since the Markstrom/Mangiapane trades) to lean even heavier into a tear down and try to really accelerate that stage of the rebuild to accumulate even more draft picks, and bottom out to get those true high end picks. I would have probably voted 9 or 10 if this poll was done July 1 2024 after they had just moved Markstrom and Mangiapane, but the stagnant nature of the last 18 months reduces the score for me. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-27-2026 at 02:51 PM.