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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
I'd hazard a guess that the only way you're prying Brodie out of Calgary is by offering Tavares.
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The Flames are going to go forward with Brodie, Hamilton, and Gio as the core defensive players. Once they hand out extensions to their young players they are going to have to supplement their defense core with cheap UFA's and players from their own system as they aren't going to be able to spend $3+ million on guys like Smid and Engelland in the future. The really good teams in the league draft well and can supplement their core players with competent players on entry level deals and the Flames need to emulate that approach going forward.