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Old 01-31-2013, 02:51 PM   #125
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Originally Posted by AltaGuy View Post
That's possible. I don't agree, but it's possible.

However, swinging for the fences on a #1 center is never a bad idea in my mind. Trading Iggy and Kipper and aiming for the basement is always a bad idea to me.

Another good reason is a simple comparison between some of Darryl Sutter's "big splashes" (and attempted ones) and the only one Feaster has tried that we know about.

Feaster: Brad Richards, who unquestionably helped the Rags a lot last season, and I think would've helped us make the playoffs.

Darryl Sutter: Bouwmeester, Jokinen, Redden, Smyth.

Thank god Sutter never got the opportunity to trade Iggy or Kipper.
Why did you leave off Feaster going after Ryan Smyth, and leave off Darryl getting Tanguay and Langkow? Did those examples not fit your bias rant?


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In my ongoing futile attempt to remain optimistic about the Flames, I remember thinking this was a "Moneyball" type trade by Sutter.
Man, there is a word I haven't heard in a while. Moneyball sure was a favorite word here last year.
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