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Originally Posted by Hackey
How can you join the tankers at the deadline? If your out of the playoff race and sell off some assets? The same thing teams do every season in that position including the Flames. What if we do it this year?
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If a team admits it is out of the playoff chase by selling off numerous assets at the deadline they are tanking. It may be in the team's best long term interest to do this but they are still giving up on the season and going after the consolation prize of a high draft pick.
Regarding the Flames they are currently in a playoff spot so there is very little chance of selling off assets and starting to tank. They did tank the last two seasons however. In 12/13 the tank started after the Iginla and Bouwmeester trades. In 13/14 it began at the start of the year with Ramo, MacDonald, and Berra in net although Burke refused to double down on the tank at the deadline.