I think the Flames should sacrifice next season

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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I hate this idea of sacrificing seasons or diving for so and so.


Ticket holder - "I'm excited for this season"
Hockey Team - "Yeah, we're going to rebuild. Trade all of our high end talented players for draft picks and cap space and replace them, with a team designed to lose and lose royally so we can have a chance to draft the next big thing, which isn't a guarantee that we'll get him let alone he develops".
Ticket holder - "Um ok, so your going to slash your payroll for a future team 3 years or more down the road"
Hockey team - "Yeah, think of the future potential, that should get you excited"
Ticket holder - "So your spending less, are you going to reduce your season ticket prices?"
Hockey team - "Nah, thing of the prof . . . um excitment"


People are paying a ton of money for a team, the team is obligated to put the best team on the ice possible, not design a team to lose and lose royally. I'm fine if a team wants to rebuild, but don't lie to the fans. As a sign of faith, cut the ticket prices relative to the reduction in payroll.

I wonder what's worse in the long run though. A rebuilding team stockpiling young talent that is going to give 100% effort, or an overpaid lazy team that lets you down on most nights leaving fans jaded and frustrated?