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Huntingwhale · 07-28-2017, 07:37 AM

Gilmour trade, and it's really not close. That brought upon 10+ years of suckage, and it can all be traced back as a domino effect to that very trade.

But I'm not on board with the Hull trade. That brought back a very good backup goalie and a middle pairing D which led to the cup. Not a good return on paper, but the game isn't played on paper luckily. The goal of any franchise is to win the cup. Period. End of story. Not to win trades. It's to do what needs to be done to win the cup. Personally I'd prefer to trade away Hull after a great rookie season and go to a cup parade, then keep him and his 700+ goals around and have no cup.

As controversial as it might be, if the Flames trade Gaudreau for trash next week but it brings us the cup in June, in hindsight you make that trade 10/10.

07-28-2017, 07:37 AM	#51
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	Gilmour trade, and it's really not close. That brought upon 10+ years of suckage, and it can all be traced back as a domino effect to that very trade. But I'm not on board with the Hull trade. That brought back a very good backup goalie and a middle pairing D which led to the cup. Not a good return on paper, but the game isn't played on paper luckily. The goal of any franchise is to win the cup. Period. End of story. Not to win trades. It's to do what needs to be done to win the cup. Personally I'd prefer to trade away Hull after a great rookie season and go to a cup parade, then keep him and his 700+ goals around and have no cup. As controversial as it might be, if the Flames trade Gaudreau for trash next week but it brings us the cup in June, in hindsight you make that trade 10/10. Last edited by Huntingwhale; 07-28-2017 at 07:40 AM.