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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I agree they need to get bigger to match up against the top teams. But moving Hudler out to bring in Kessel isn't going to do anything to help that.
I just don't see Kessel as the answer to anything for the Flames right now. They don't have problems scoring. This a year 2 rebuild team, bringing in a massive cap hit for many more years is going against everything that a rebuilding team should be doing.
Build through the draft, make some smart trades and then a few years down the road if they are a legitimate contender that's the time you sell off some of your future to bring in a player like Kessel. Not now.
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Sure we're in year 2 of re-build but top liners in their don't often become available, they get re-signed even on bad teams. We do have a scoring problem though, against the Ducks we scored 9 in 5 games, 4 of those came in one game. Besides last years top line no one else was a consistent point producer in the reg season. Bennet has the potential but besides that we need to upgrade.
We were even dominated by the Canucks by more then half game most of the games in that series. You can't stay status quo.
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
If we are gonna move Poirer for Phil Kessel, we might as well move Sam Bennett for Joe Thornton and TJ Brodie for Chara and just go for it next year. Maybe Gaudreau for Jagr too if he is still playing next year.
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Because that's what the people in favour are suggesting? trading unproven guys (2 of which are going to have real hard cracking this lineup in Granlund/Klimchuk cause I see them as bottom liners and this team has plenty of them). Ridiculous statement. Give your head a shake.