Remember this - the month of May will belong to the Flames as TSN and Sportsnet start waxing poetic about how strong of a draft the Flames will have, and how we can move up easily in the draft with our the number of picks we gathered in the first three rounds. We are going to be the sleeper pick coming out of the 2015 draft and have some serious prospect depth even if we don't move any picks.
And the Sven trade will be a distant memory in the media and among fans.
I think we'll get out of this just fine and a stronger team long-term. We are doing everything we should have done (collect draft picks with a 3-5 year vision) before we knew how good this team would perform this season.
We are staying the course, and bringing our young guys along just fine. Sven was a product of an old guard, and we could all see his progression was teetering on the word "bust" but wanted Sven to work out. Sometimes it's best just to walk away, and after digesting this trade, I think the future of our franchise is still in good hands and on track.
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