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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
The Flyers always want to be contenders for one... You are focusing too much on specifics and not enough on the general principle. I haven't even seriously thought what you can get for Giordano. A 1st plus a high-end prospect seem right? Less? I am just saying in general I would not give years and money to any 33 year-old. Never pay for the past...
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God damn specifics!
I know because we've been burned by not getting quality returns for veterans we're shy about keep anyone over 30 now but we kinda need to get over that, it's a balance IMO. Yeah, ship out some UFA's but keep some veterans around as well, and pay them. Especially if it won't harm your cap long term.
The reason the Flames needed to trade away our vets for picks and prospects is because we were so abysmal at bringing in young for so long. If Calgary has turned around their drafting and developing you don't need to be constantly trading away vets for fear of losing them, you already have talent in the system.
The Wings should have been ruthless and traded Yzerman, Lidstrom, Draper etc etc I suppose but instead they weren't abysmal when it came to drafting and had quality coming up to replace the aging guys.