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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't know about you but I don't have a lot of faith in this management group handling Flames assets going forward as it's pretty obvious that this organization doesn't have a lot of respect for 1st round draft picks or 2nd round picks for that matter. Nothing more than currency to bring in more quick fixes and to be used on players only if there is no other alternative.
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I never had much faith in Jay Feaster, but I don't think it's fair to pass this judgment based on the offer sheet to O'Reilly. FWIW, O'Reilly is a only 22 years old who seems more of a sure thing than Turris was before he left Phoenix. Outside of a top 3 pick, a 1st round pick plus 3rd round pick is hardly an unreasonable price.
Still, I've said this before that while I don't think Feaster and Weisbrod would trade a 1st round pick for a rental, I do think management will trade for someone like Brad Richards, a 30+ year old with several years of productivity left. But ya, first round picks and 2nd round picks are currency, valuable currency that Feaster and Weisbrod are more than willing to use to acquire NHL-ready players.