>*There may not be a larger disconnect in the league than between how Flames fans feel about their current management and how the rest of the league feels.*
>*From the inside, this year’s aggressive teardown is viewed as a big win for fans who finally believe the Flames are doing things the right way. While the consistency of the returns felt uneven at times, it’s hard to deny the Flames got a massive haul of futures. Couple that with a draft that many fans were thrilled with and the team’s rebuild feels like it’s starting on the right foot.*
>*The trade returns are definitely a point of contention though, with many feeling underwhelming from the outside. That said, the Flames did a decent job targeting underrated NHL assets in those deals. Between Yegor Sharangovich, Andrei Kuzmenko and Daniil Miromanov, Calgary did well on players who felt like throw-ins.*
>*The teardown is the easy part and while fans may be a little overzealous on that front, it does feel like the public is grading the Flames on the sins of the former regime. The new group led by Craig Conroy has felt like an improvement — for this step at least.*
According to the other fans in league Calgary had a mediocre draft and terrible trades. That’s what dropped the ranking a ton, so doesn’t really matter as we know those are both untrue.
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>#18. [Calgary Flames](https://i.imgur.com/gMHlvGU.png)
>*There may not be a larger disconnect in the league than between how Flames fans feel about their current management and how the rest of the league feels.*
>*From the inside, this year’s aggressive teardown is viewed as a big win for fans who finally believe the Flames are doing things the right way. While the consistency of the returns felt uneven at times, it’s hard to deny the Flames got a massive haul of futures. Couple that with a draft that many fans were thrilled with and the team’s rebuild feels like it’s starting on the right foot.*
>*The trade returns are definitely a point of contention though, with many feeling underwhelming from the outside. That said, the Flames did a decent job targeting underrated NHL assets in those deals. Between Yegor Sharangovich, Andrei Kuzmenko and Daniil Miromanov, Calgary did well on players who felt like throw-ins.*
>*The teardown is the easy part and while fans may be a little overzealous on that front, it does feel like the public is grading the Flames on the sins of the former regime. The new group led by Craig Conroy has felt like an improvement — for this step at least.*
According to the other fans in league Calgary had a mediocre draft and terrible trades. That’s what dropped the ranking a ton, so doesn’t really matter as we know those are both untrue.