Building a team takes patience

truebluefan · Apr 21, 2010

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/04/18/13631316-qmi.html

You can't grow your own in Los Angeles.

That's always been the theory. You have to go Hollywood. Sell sizzle. You have to go outside your organization and get the big name free agent stars.

That was the theory before Dean Lombardi came along, and decided to be the first to come to La La Land and try knocking it all down, and then building it up again through the draft.

There's been another theory out there, too.

You can't grow your own in Canada.

There's too much fan and media pressure to be in the playoffs to be able to keep the patience to do it.

That's why, some suggest, Canada hasn't had a team win the Stanley Cup since 1993.

The Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they might finally try it, but then Brian Burke traded this year's first and second round picks, plus next year's first round pick to get Phil Kessel. The Edmonton Oilers are now determined to grow their own with high drafts, and are in the process of blowing everything up, mostly because they have no other choice. The Calgary Flames are at least going to have to think about trying it. They've missed the playoffs and the cupboard is bare of draft choices and young prospects on the way. Their future is suddenly very scary.

So hear this Leafs, Oilers and Flames.
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