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Originally Posted by Textcritic
No one disagrees. But then again, no one should really expect that VGK will not pick the player whom the Flames most want to keep without some added incentive.
Which is why it doesn't make a lot of sense to complain about it, especially considering that Kulak is the type of player that is much more easily replaced than a young top-four defenseman or top-six forward that a number of other teams find themselves in danger of losing.
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I'll complain about it because it does suck considering there is no alternative.
It is unreasonable to act like the Flames have a consistent pipeline of players lined up like dominoes ready to take on this role that Kulak will likely fill. The team has been trying to fill that role with players such as Wotherspoon, Jokipakka, Nakladal etc for years and to no avail. The sad alternative is that he is replaced by an aging, more expensive FA player that performs to a very similar level with nothing but downside.