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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
This team is too deep with bottom-4 defensemen and bottom-6 forwards.
We need to make a trade because there is no reason for Kulak or Jokipakka to be sitting (and certainly not at the same time). And there is no reason to send Kulak back down, he's earned his time here.
If we do nothing, the expansion draft is going to hurt us a lot more than other teams.
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The Flames won't get hurt anymore than any other team because they have 8 NHL defensemen on the roster. Trading a defenseman now isn't going to change that. You aren't going to trade Jokipakka or Kulak now because you are worried of losing one of them to expansion. Both can contribute now which is what is important. You trade one now, and then you get some injuries to the blueline and next thing you know, Wotherspoon who is not ready and probably never will be, is up playing regular minutes and the team is suffering and we have more ammo for the fire Gulutzan and fire Treliving crowd.
Trading Grossman, Engelland or Wideman has no impact on the expansion draft.
Flames have good depth on defense right now, I don't understand why so many posters think this is a bad thing.
If Kulak needs more playing time, send him to the AHL. There is no need to weaken your depth because fear of the 8 headed defense monster.