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Originally Posted by Table 5
Which is why you sell him now when his value is at it's peak.
As good as he's played the last few years, he's not a guy to build around, and won't be that great in 3-4 years when we're ready to make some noise again. The Flames made their mistake not trading Iggy when he still had a decent return....looks like they are about to do it with Glencross too.
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It's pretty clear that the Flames still buy into the delusional philosophy that "anything can happen in the playoffs". The goal is clearly still to sign some more 2nd tier free agents like Hudler/Wideman and try and scratch and claw our way into 8th.
To Feaster & Co, that's all you need to do to make some noise again. It's not the traditional definition of going into the playoffs as an established division winner that will take 3-4 years to get to.
The fact that Glencross was considered untouchable says all you need to know about Feaster's definition of post-apex. He still operates under the 90's logic that prime years are 28 to 31, ignoring the fact that the league is trending younger and prime scoring years are starting to happen during ages 23-27. You don't find those guys in free agency unfortunately.