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Originally Posted by ResAlien
That's kind of what I meant. We're still rebuilding, old rentals are for teams that are already contenders and need a player or two to really solidify the team. I know the fear is falling into a perpetual rebuild but as this team is constructed now a player like vrbata makes no sense to me. Stay the course and look to add long term top 6 talent if possible.
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The team absolutely needs to continue to build towards the future, but if a short-term rental like Vrbata can be had for a third/fourth round pick, then that is an acceptable cost to increasing the possibility that the Flames win a playoff round.
Not that I am all that interested in Vrbata—I simply think that there are some short-term acquisitions that are worth the minimal cost they will command.