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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I hate the message it sends the guys who have been busting their ass for 50 plus games that management would rather give up for a pick that could turn into trash than try and continue to fight what you have been fighting for all season.
I get the other side and know what people would respond to this. I just don't like or agree with it. To me, selling 2-3 veterans who can certainly add more than their replacements is management giving up and hoping for the best and I hate that mentality. Play to win in the moment and deal with your assets in the offseason.
Probably why I'd make a horrible GM.
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Ok, see 2009-2013 Flames to see how that kind of loyalty works out. Certain exception can be made (last season was worth keeping our UFAs). But we're in 5th last. 26th place. Literally the only reason we are close to a playoff spot is because we play in the Pacific and the divisional format. If we had the old conference playoff format, the GM would be run out of town if he kept the UFAs on the 26th place team.
Vets need to be moved, even if we are in a playoff spot. We're in no position to be seeing this season as a cup run. To me Treliving seems like ''cut throat'' kind of guy. He'll do what needs to be done. That's incredibly refreshing and the kind of leadership this organization has desperately needed for over a decade.