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Originally Posted by blankall
I'll say it again...only on the internet is acquiring a 21 year old considered throwing away the future. Are you guys honestly telling me that if you could acquire a player like Backlund for a 2nd or 3rd round pick you wouldn't do it? Let's be honest here too, the odds of acquiring a better player than Backlund in the 2nd or 3rd round are what? 1/30, so 3%?
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I'll take an actual good young player over the miniscule chance you may get a better one every time, since there is a far greater chance you don't get a player at all.
The flames got in trouble trading picks for aging players far too often. But the right course is balance, not swinging absurdly the other direction.
I'd be surprised if the flames don't pick up some actual players in the summer. Whether that's through offer sheet, trading picks, or free agents who knows.