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Originally Posted by Brad Marsh
I think there are at least three things wrong with wanting to be competitive in a rebuild:
1. You're less likely to get top-of-draft talent, which is critical to championship aspirations
2. You're creating less opportunities for younger, developing players
3. You risk hanging onto veterans longer than you otherwise would if you were simply maximizing the asset
But I do think the Flames have adopted the approach you're advocating for.
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Competitive as in wanting the players to play for a playoff spot and not just play out the season.
Conroy didn't do anything this summer and left spots open for young players like Honzek who unfortunately got injured. He didn't do anything during the season to try and salvage it either.
It was also always likely that trades weren't to start happening until now unless they ran into a Hughes situation where the player wanted out and the room became toxic.