It would be great if the flames would trade away bit players to a contenders looking for depth for young prospects developed in a winning system. It seems the last few years the flames go after players from losing systems. And I don't think that's how to build a contender.
Guys like Glencross and Jokinen could have fetched the team some excellent picks. Perhaps this year guys like Stempniak and others could bring the flames some of these much-needed draft picks.
There are not many guys available that can make an immediate impact. And those that are available would be coming from teams with losing records. It might fill some holes but long-term I'm not sure what that accomplishes. Look at how long it took for Jay to bring some compete to his game. The flames give up Leopold and a whole Lotta money to get that.
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