How Long Will This Re-Build Be?

[Monahan23]

How long to the playoffs?
How long until we're contenders?

I say 2-3 years until playoffs
We have the D
Sxoring is a bit of a concern in the short term
I have faith in Rämö and Ortio
Also areguably our top 5 prospects are NHL ready. Gadreau, Sven, Poirier, Granlund, Reinhart

I say 5 years until we're contenders
Depends on 2014 pick A LOT and Jankowski

[blankall]

2 years if Giordano and Ramo keep up great play. Longer if we have to fill those positions.

[Scoreface]

25 years. Get your gear ready! Probably another 2 years IMO before we push for the playoffs. Another 2 years with further development and signings to be true contenders.

[Dx54]

Faster than the Oilers.

[You Need a Thneed]

The Flames will be the next Canadian team to qualify for the playoffs.

[keenan87]

2014/2015 - Bottom 3
2015/2016 - Barely miss playoffs
2016/2017 - Make Playoffs (lower seed)
2017-2018 - Contenders

[Kjesse]

The biggest problem I have with the idea of the length of any re-build is, the low point is obvious: playoffs, consistently.

Every year, many well built teams will need to retool for the next season.

So by rebuild, are we just talking about making playoffs, or more than that.

[Street Pharmacist]

1) Next year.

2) 2 years

[timbit]

Could be wrong...but if you mean a championship contender.

2017-18 or 2018-19.

With a lot of good decisions.

[jg13]

Playoffs: potentially 2015-2016
Contender: earliest 2017-2018

[nik-]

3 years until we're fighting for a playoff spot. 4-5 before we're in them solidly.

[kyuss275]

Probably 3 years till we make playoffs. Hopefully 5 on being a rated top 3-4 contender. That of course depends on who we pick up in the years to come. Gio will be 35 and more than likely declining in play. Also flames will need to have a legit great goalie playing full time by then.

[To Be Quite Honest]

2017-2018 Playoffs

2019-2020 Contenders

[Street Pharmacist]

You don't need to be a good team to make the playoffs, you only need to be average

[_Q_]

Playoffs next season. Contenders the season after.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

You don't need to be a good team to make the playoffs, you only need to be average

Not sure a rebuild should ever be about just making the playoffs.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by timbit

Not sure a rebuild should ever be about just making the playoffs.

I agree 100 percent. Just not sure why people think it will be so long until we make the playoffs. We don't need to be a contender to get there. We weren't that far off this year IMO

[herashak]

Great years from our best players and we finish 4th last im guessin longer than 2 years. im guessing playoffs in 4/5 years, the west is just too good.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

I agree 100 percent. Just not sure why people think it will be so long until we make the playoffs. We don't need to be a contender to get there. We weren't that far off this year IMO

They were a long ways off. It was entertaining but they weren't even close. I could see the flames being the same or slightly worse next year.

So using your terminology , in 3 years the flames will be average.

[Freeway]

Defensive depth is a concern, especially NHL-ready depth in Addy.
Forward depth is there, and they're bringing in a lot of different kinds of players to fill roles.
Big question mark is if/when elite-level goaltending emerges or is found.