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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Exactly. Trading away a 26-year-old for a lottery ticket when you're supposed to be in the final stages of a rebuild is idiotic. It's pretty much an admission that the Oilers are starting all over again, and that if anyone criticizes the organization - even if he's one of the few players who has shown some spirit - he'll be shown the door.
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But isn't that the point CF? They are supposed to be in the final stages of a rebuild, but clearly, they aren't even close to final stages. Their results this year prove that, this rebuild is still on the ground floor. I agree with you making this move is an admission they are starting over again / or still at the starting line, but isn't that the right thing to do? Accept your reality?
This Flames organization spun their wheels for years not accepting their reality, MacT would be simply compounding the deep laundry list of mistakes of the past if he did the same. His clubs not even close, they are still rebuilding, he needs to make rebuild moves, especially with a player like Perron that wants out. Fair for us to mock them for still being in a rebuild when they shouldn't be, but MacT would be making a far bigger mistake if he was trying to to make moves that didn't appropriately reflect the current spot in the development curve where his team is, which is the basement.