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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
If the Flames haven't developed a top 6 forward by two years from now, this will be a long, long rebuild.
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Exactly. If we're two years away, why are we trading Hudler now? He's our best offensive player and is a great locker room guy. Just the kind of guy you want around the young kids during a rebuild. I get the whole buy low, sell high aspect but he's only 30, I wouldn't expect a major drop off in performance, in fact I think it's more likely that'll improve on previous seasons. I just think trading Hudler before were sure one of the prospects can step in and be an adequate replacement is a risky game. I can't see his trade value plummeting drastically if we decide to hold on to him for at least a few months, so we can see how Johnny and Sven are doing.