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Originally Posted by Bingo
This is me too.
GMs ... and I think Treliving is one of them that thinks this way ... have to realise that results and roster health aren't directly correlated.
You have to recognize the existence and timing of a team that is sliding and will get worse vs a team that seems to have the right pieces but is missing depth, support, or an element that can be rectified with a tinker, a coaching change, a bottom roster move or two or some graduates from the farm system.
I personally don't think if you played that season again 10 times they'd miss the playoff again, but that's me ... the optimist.
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If these don't eventually correlate, then those GM's are fooling themselves as to their roster.
It's a totally valid opinion to believe the Flames roster has been underperforming and the magic elixir is easily obtainable.
I say don't be afraid to trade parts of the roster for draft picks. You might come to find out the solution to your problems is in your system, even if it doesn't happen overnight.