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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Remember when you mentioned how my posts have sagged with constant sarcasm last year? I've been getting that annoying vibe from you lately.
I was talking more about shipping out Iginla, Bouwmeester etc if we're not in a playoff stop, which I don't think adding O'Reily puts us in either but is a good step forward.
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I prefer to think of it like nik-, it's black humour, all you can do sometimes is laugh.
You are absolutely correct in saying acquiring o'reilly via offer sheet doesn't preclude the flames from dealing bouwmeester, iginla etc., to get a first, second and third round picks back ('recoup'), however, I also know with a reasonable confidence that you are also of the belief that the flames have no intention of making a concerted effort towards 'stockpiling' picks or building through the draft.
Certainly it doesn't prevent Calgary from getting different draft picks in time for the draft, but it is very obviously a move that illustrates the franchise is uninterested in drafting players.
I started a thread on it a year ago and the evidence only continues to mount.