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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
This is the strongest and deepest free agency I've seen in awhile. There's no Parise or Suter, but there's a lot of quality players.
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Can't say I would agree. There are a lot of players that used to be great. But unless you are signing them to 2 year deal, which wont happen, they are all players that are fading quickly.
Players like Staal, Ladd, Backes, Lucic, Yandle, Doan, Vrbata, and Hudler are all fading and are looking for a payday that will hurt a team. I just don't see a team like the Flames wanting any of them at the expense of the youth they can bring up from the Heat.
Boedker, Okposo, and to a lesser extent Eriksson have value, but I don't think the Flames could land any of them. The guy that I missed that was mentioned already is Hayes. He would be a great move if they can somehow swing a deal with the Rangers.
Depth, sure. But not value. The Flames don't need 30+ vets right now. The Frolik signing is the type of deal they'll chase in my opinion.