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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
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.
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This is a great post. Neither flames management or fans have shown the patience to see a drafted player through until they retire.
There is either a contract dispute+trade or a trade because they are old. Mullen, Gilmour, Nieuwendyk, Vernon, MacInnis, Fleury, Roberts, Iginla, etc.
I still think 9m/per is too much for Giordano's leadership when he isn't playing. The flames finally have value in a number of their ELC's, and like you said, that's probably a huge factor in their rapid turnaround. As is coaching.