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Originally Posted by magicpixels
In all fairness we didn't trade a pick for Cammy. We traded Bourque straight up for him which is a steal. The 2nd round pick was given for Ramo.
You pointed out our problem fairly well. We are an aging team and it's hard to expect us to compete well against teams that are significantly younger.
It's fair to say for guys like Iginly, Tanguay, Kipper, etc that their best years are behind them.
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Your first point is valid. But I'd say trading a 2nd round pick for a 26 year old KHL goalie is just another "win now" move. It's a huge risk and clearly one made in hopes of replacing Kiprusoff immediately. A rebuilding team holds onto the 2nd rounder and signs a capable veteran goalie to a short term, $3m dollar deal in the off-season when Kipper moves on to fill the void.