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Originally Posted by bubbsy
ya, i don't think the flames can go over 5 years here. And if it comes to that they need to determine where they are at in the competitive team building process. I think the there's still a year or 2 until this team is looked at as a real force in the West. Main concern of course is if you move Gio does it create a bit of derailment off the current positive course the franchise has taken for 2 seasons now with Giordano as captain.
If we do move him, i would like to try to get a dman back some how though. A team like the ducks that have plenty of solid young dmen, but there time is now, so perhaps locking in on a real #1 dman like gio is worth giving up some of those young guys. Naturally not ideal given that they play in the same division, but am wondering if there are other teams like this out there that have NHL ready young dmen that a GM is willing to part with for the current reward.
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The Ducks are a good trade partner as well. The flames coveted Ritchie at the 2014 draft apparently so I would think they would ask for him. Anaheim also has the money to pay him but they would have a lot of 30+ Players taking up huge cap space. I would want a guy like Fowler back who is young but could step in today. Not sure the Ducks do that. Fowler+Ritchie is a deal I would be okay with and Anaheim would be loaded for a cup run. Hate to trade Gio at all and in the division hurts even more