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We need to talk about Auston: why a bad year isn't the end of the world

Yes, this year's team isn't very good. Yes, there's a lot wrong with it. Yes, being bad sucks. No, it is not the end of the world. One swallow does not make a summer, and the Flames are just in early June of the rebuild. There's still a few more metaphorical weeks of this whole allegory to go before the Flames can be considered contenders.

All of which is why it's not a terrible thing that this team just sucks right now. Yeah, it's not pleasant in the short term, but rebuilds aren't. Look at last season's Maple Leafs.