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Old 12-26-2013, 11:45 PM   #1020
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
All the guy is saying is it wasn't some kind of great trade because it was for a supporting player, not a mainstay. Doesn't have to be an Oilers fan to make that assessment. And he's been a lot more deliberate and even-handed expressing his opinion than the posters who jumped down his throat. IMHO, these sorts of posts bring more to the table than gifs of dancing TV characters.
not every trade is for a blockbuster/1st line player in order to be deemed a success.

Flames got a defenceman who's willing to battle, a guy who's ranked #9 in the entire league for blocked shots, and is definitely a mainstay anywhere in the #4-6 spot in the dcorpse. They traded him for a horak/broissot.... as an oiler fan, how many trades can oiler fans live through that only provide potential hope 3 years down the road??

in the end, the flames got the better NHL'er today, and we can debate this point 3 years down the road, but i am confident it will be a close call even then.
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