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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
This is all true, but the problem is that it's very hard for fans to discern his trade value. For any underperforming player, there is a tipping point where the return in a trade simply isn't worth as much as the possible upside, even if that upside is on the decline.
I still get the feeling the Flames struggle with accurately valuing and projecting their own players. Take away the pending UFA's that were auctioned off and you see some misses in player evaluations. Byron was undervalued, and the returns on Baertschi and Granlund seem low for what they became. Meanwhile the team was afraid to put Ortio through waivers two years ago. Now to be fair, seems like they knew what they had (or didn't have) in guys like Colborne, Knight and Sieloff.
It would be nice to see Treliving win a trade where he moves a guy off the roster.
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The book isn’t closed on Granlund and Sven. The former has a mere 3 points this year. Remains to be seen if the Flames made the right evaluation or not