[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Yes, that was my opinion, on who *I* would like to keep in such a situation. I really don't like being instantly hounded for wanting to keep the pieces that we NEED a centerman FOR in the first place, to remain with the Flames.

Like, wow.... Create a new hole to fill the old one? Savvy thinking folks.

I don't care how you think Dallas' management would respond hypothetically. Those are pieces we simply can't trade. Doesn't mean we couldn't try.

Mind you, the likes of Cammalleri, Glencross, (on second thought i add) Wideman, Hudler, Backlund, Bouw, Brodie, Granlund, Smith, our plethora of great goalie prospects, and picks WOULD be on the table, for some sort of package.

I suppose none of them have any value to other teams, from an outside perspective. Huh?

Plethora of great goalie prospects? Did I miss someone? Most of the players you mentioned would be of little interest to most NHL teams or can't be traded (Glencross, Wideman) or who just frankly won't get you much in a package (Backlund, Granlund, Smith and maybe even Cammalleri given his age, salary and the past three years)... Also I have never heard of a team signing an unrestricted free agent and then trading him to a team before they have played a game for the team.