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Originally Posted by Locke
I agree, but this is a double-edged sword. The organization did good by Iginla and they have a first round pick and some goodwill to show for that.
But that first round pick is going to suck.
Now, assume they want to trade Kipper, but he only wants to move if he has a chance to win, so he'll want to be traded to a good team and maybe you get a first for him as well. Well, now the organization will have done well by Kipper and gotten a first and some goodwill out of the deal.
That first round pick is also going to suck.
Then assume they want to trade Bouwmeester. I imagine hes only going to agree to move if he's traded to a team that he likes, presumably a good team. So the organization does right by Bouwmeester and trades him to a contending team and maybe gets a first round pick and some goodwill out of the deal.
Once again, that first round pick is going to suck.
We have to start trading people to Columbus, Colorado and Florida and getting good picks.
The Flames' drafting record is abysmal, they need the help that a 'sure-thing' draft pick can provide.
Because, at the end of the day, you can hold your goodwill in one hand and start crapping in the other and see which one fills up first.
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Well if you trade Bouwmeester I think you can get a quality prospect back. Bouw has much bigger trade value than Iginla.
And in a strong draft year I'll take 3 first rounders regardless of how low a couple of them are. It may also help us move up into the top 3-5 and get the 'sure-thing' prospect if we don't finish in the bottom 5.
Its gonna be an interesting deadline and draft.