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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Duhatchek was going on about 6th for Bishop on the FAN this morning too. Just damn ridiculous - there is no f***ing market for goalies. If you don't trade him to us or the Leafs, you are keeping him. So, you want to get rid of your $7M starter to play the youneger cheaper guy and re-sign all your stars? Here is our 3rd rounder, and a shiny Wideman! Oh, don't like that? Let's see what the Pens will do for us to take MAF off their hands. Or maybe the Wings would like to give us some Tatar sauce to take Howard in exchange for Wideman. It's like these media types have not heard of supply & demand or negotiating. It really GMG. Sorry - wrong thread I guess.
Oh, and I still want to trade down 3 or 4 spots.
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I never said it would be a one on one deal. Bishop is a top-ten goalie and probably will be for at least another 4-5 years. The Flames have a window opening and better start thinking that way. To wait until next summer when the market is 'soft' is ridiculous. You've just told your fans and team that you're going to write off another year. MAF and Howard (if you actually check out stats) are average goalies at best and make no sense. Elite goaltending for 4-5 years makes a lot of sense. Doug Wilson, after trying to get somewhere with average goaltending overpaid a bit (in the eyes of the 'experts') to get Jones. There is a huge, huge gap between .905 and .920 goaltending.
Compare that with what you're getting in the draft - Juolevi, Nylander, Sergachev, Chychrun, Jost, etc are potentially nice young pieces. Not one of them projects as a game-changing star. A judicious signing or two, internal development, and astute drafting can easily solve your top-six woes. Unless you think James Reimer is the answer you're not getting a good goalie for nothing.
To reiterate - I didn't suggest trading the pick straight-up for Bishop. TB is in cap-hell and Treliving holds the hammer. There is a deal to be made that greatly benefits the Flames.