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Originally Posted by Psytic
Maybe they do it with the picks maybe they ask for Backlund who knows. I don't think I would trade Backlund though. I still have faith in him becoming a second liner. Who would you trade for O'Reilly?
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Anyone and a pick, except maybe Sven. O'Reilly is only 22 and has 3 NHL yrs under his belt, really a first line player already. To me that beats any "potential" a player may or may not have. And he is also just as young as any decent propect in the system already.
It seems like too many fans get caught in the media Hype surrounding prospects, I think that came form Sutter. So much hype about Backlund and to this point he has been a disappointment, offensively anyways. The Flames have not developed their own young players for some time now so why not go for someone from outside the organization? This team has not traded for a good young player for......