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View Poll Results: Are the Flames re-building
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Yes
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No
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01-27-2026, 08:36 PM
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#161
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Anyone else find it weird that you finish 3rd last, but then the lottery odds mean you have a 67% chance of picking 4th or worse?
Seems a bit unfair.
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Thanks Oilers
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01-28-2026, 01:39 PM
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#162
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Originally Posted by Locke
I dont know how people can think we're not rebuilding.
There are a limited number of statuses within Professional sport. Competing, Hoping and Rebuilding.
We're not competing. Hope is dead. We're selling off almost everyone over 25. Guess where that leaves us?
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May he RIP. Odd time to bring that up, though.
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03-04-2026, 03:13 PM
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#163
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I will now change my vote to yes with the Weegar deal.
The Rebiggle is dead (I guess I should wait to see what comes back before announcing the change in heart)
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03-04-2026, 07:26 PM
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#164
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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03-04-2026, 08:05 PM
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#165
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Originally Posted by jg13
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16 picks IN (13 of them in the first 3 rounds)
3 picks OUT (1 of them in the first 3 rounds)
This is how you rebuild.
Still Kadri and Coleman to dangle too.
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03-04-2026, 09:52 PM
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#166
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20 poor takes
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Last edited by dino7c; 03-05-2026 at 12:35 AM.
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03-05-2026, 12:29 AM
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#167
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Originally Posted by dino7c
20 dummies
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And yet you wonder why you’re not more well liked. Hmmmm.
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03-05-2026, 12:33 AM
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#168
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lol are you just following me around CP to argue...20 bad takes from posters that the Flames weren't rebuilding.
I think one team in history has had more picks in over 4 drafts and its getting close the Flames might set a record for the most picks over a 4 drafts. (not including rounds that no longer exist)
"not rebuilding"
I edited it to not offend though
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Last edited by dino7c; 03-05-2026 at 12:35 AM.
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03-05-2026, 12:40 AM
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#169
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Originally Posted by dino7c
lol are you just following me around CP to argue...20 bad takes from posters that the Flames weren't rebuilding.
I think one team in history has had more picks in over 4 drafts and its getting close the Flames might set a record for the most picks over a 4 drafts. (not including rounds that no longer exist)
"not rebuilding"
I edited it to not offend though
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You only posted this because of your failure in the other thread. But it’s exciting to see you’re going to continue some more failure here. I’ll let you continue to try to claim I said the Flames didn’t rebuild. Just like after thousands of pages you still think I’m anti-crypto. Re: the reading comprehension part; lack thereof.
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03-05-2026, 12:43 AM
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#170
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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The Flames are rebuilding.
Shame they wasted the celebrini year trying to compete
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03-05-2026, 01:22 AM
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#171
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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The Flames are rebuilding.
Shame they wasted the celebrini year trying to compete
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Nobody was going to out-suck the Sharks that year. 47 points!
Furthermore, that was the year Conroy traded away half a dozen veterans and the team finished 17 points out of the playoffs. They weren't trying to compete at all. That was the year the rebuild started, and the team got Parekh out of it.
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03-05-2026, 06:35 AM
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#172
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montréal, QC
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Flames are trying to sneak into 8th places in the hopes that "anything can happen"
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And THEY bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh, this is a Nazi bar now. And its too late because they’re entrenched and if you try to kick them out, they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down.
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03-05-2026, 06:53 AM
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#173
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Originally Posted by dino7c
20 poor takes
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From the guy who thought the flames would win a playoff round before the season ! Or that the Flames would never tank , or couldn’t tank with Wolf!
Clearly you thought they were in a rebuild AND would win a playoff round from your posting history
The rebuilding top 8 team ! A new NHL concept! Why didn’t every team think of that !
Or are we just going to pretend you didnt vote that in the preseason pool and act like you have been on Flames rebuilding since D1
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03-05-2026, 07:20 AM
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Join Date: May 2022
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Trust in Conroy. The pieces are slowly but surely coming in place.
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03-05-2026, 10:48 AM
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#175
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
You only posted this because of your failure in the other thread. But it’s exciting to see you’re going to continue some more failure here. I’ll let you continue to try to claim I said the Flames didn’t rebuild. Just like after thousands of pages you still think I’m anti-crypto. Re: the reading comprehension part; lack thereof.
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Actually I posted it yesterday afternoon...hours before the oot
I edited it from dummies last night because that was harsh
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03-05-2026, 12:59 PM
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#176
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They aren’t rebuilding. They are tanking.
Easiest and laziest play in the GM tool kit. At some point you dead end yourself and the team is probably out of options. I don’t think that’s a credit to anyone though. It bankruptcy.
So they’ve committed to be irrelevant for 5-10 years.
You get lucky on Celebrini or Carlsson you’re a hero.
More likely you get Lafrenière and Kakko and send another letter in 5 years.
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03-05-2026, 01:44 PM
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#177
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
They aren’t rebuilding. They are tanking.
Easiest and laziest play in the GM tool kit. At some point you dead end yourself and the team is probably out of options. I don’t think that’s a credit to anyone though. It bankruptcy.
So they’ve committed to be irrelevant for 5-10 years.
You get lucky on Celebrini or Carlsson you’re a hero.
More likely you get Lafrenière and Kakko and send another letter in 5 years.
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That's a pretty rough assessment. There's already a few top players in the organization in Parekh and wolf, and a good supporting cast of prospects on the way. They've prioritized youth, building through the draft (which seems to be a good work in progress), and acquiring assets for aging veterans. What's not to like about this strategy?
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03-05-2026, 03:24 PM
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#178
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
That's a pretty rough assessment. There's already a few top players in the organization in Parekh and wolf, and a good supporting cast of prospects on the way. They've prioritized youth, building through the draft (which seems to be a good work in progress), and acquiring assets for aging veterans. What's not to like about this strategy?
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I respect your opinion but am not sure what’s harsh.
They’ve thrown in the towel and are deliberately trying to get worse.
Surrender is not a strategy. Maybe it’s all they have left.
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03-05-2026, 03:57 PM
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#179
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
I respect your opinion but am not sure what’s harsh.
They’ve thrown in the towel and are deliberately trying to get worse.
Surrender is not a strategy. Maybe it’s all they have left.
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In the NHL it is a strategy. They finally understand what end of the standings they are competing with. Most optimistic I've been as a fan in years.
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03-05-2026, 11:07 PM
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#180
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Originally Posted by Igottago
In the NHL it is a strategy. They finally understand what end of the standings they are competing with. Most optimistic I've been as a fan in years.
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Exactly. The fact the Flames are in 31st right now is super exciting. They might actually add a superstar this year. They have a boat load of picks that they can hopefully use to continue to help build out their depth. If they can land 2 or 3 stars at the top of the draft over the next few seasons they should have a young exciting team on the upswing with actual potential to turn into a contender.
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