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Robbob · 10-30-2014, 09:58 PM

I posted this in another thread regarding the trade but Smid had played a chunk of games for the Flames (67 and counting IIRC). The fact the Flames got a roster player who is still playing compared to 2 players who at this stage look like they won't hit 25 games combined in an Oiler jersey doesn't exactly help their case for a win.

At the end of the day it is about asset management (something the oilers know little about). Flames traded a player that was being bumped down our depth charts (Ortio passed him and Gillies was in coming down the pipe). What they don't understand is this was a trade from a position of strength because we successfully developed (another concept foreign to the oilers) players.

10-30-2014, 09:58 PM	#87
Robbob Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Exp:	I posted this in another thread regarding the trade but Smid had played a chunk of games for the Flames (67 and counting IIRC). The fact the Flames got a roster player who is still playing compared to 2 players who at this stage look like they won't hit 25 games combined in an Oiler jersey doesn't exactly help their case for a win. At the end of the day it is about asset management (something the oilers know little about). Flames traded a player that was being bumped down our depth charts (Ortio passed him and Gillies was in coming down the pipe). What they don't understand is this was a trade from a position of strength because we successfully developed (another concept foreign to the oilers) players.