Ledge And Dairy
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I can't tell if you are messing with me or not. Nobody said anything about being close to finishing a rebuild. It will take this draft and at minimum 1 more top 10 pick before they can even start turning it around. Realistically Calgary isn't going to be a playoff team until at least 2027.Idk what world you are living in but the flames do not have the pieces to say they are even close to completing their rebuild, their best prospect is zary or hoznek, both players are good but they are not franchise cornerstone pieces. Calgary is a long way away from being cup contenders. If they want to be a bubble team then fine but that would just be pointless considering they have been a bubble team for the majority of the salary cap era.
As for their prospects, Wolf is absolutely by far their #1 prospect. He is the only guy I would currently consider with elite potential. Calgary has a pretty solid draft pool but unless someone takes that next step they are all more complimentary players. The Flames biggest issue is lack of stars, but that is what the next 3 drafts are for. They have no shortage of middle 6 and depth talent though.
However, my point was that the expectation should not be for the team to just tank for the next 6-7 years waiting for the Huberdeau (or in your case the Nurse) contract to end. That is moronic. Pelletier and Wolf will be 29 by then, Zary will be 28, Coronato will be 27. When LA started their official rebuild in 18/19, their best prospects were Kupari and Vilardi. Kempe was the same age as Zary is now. LA was back in the playoffs by 21/22 and that's after whiffing on their 5th overall pick in 2019.