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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Savard. Jokinen/Proust for Kotalik/Higgins. Mullen for a second (Nick Perrault). The crap returns for Iginla, Reg, Jaybo.
Trading prospects for immediate role players - Hull for Ramage and Walmsley. The cup win though, probably impossible without Ramage stepping in when Suter went down.
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Hull for Ramage may have been the tipping point to winning the cup so any GM will take that. The Kotalik trade was bad but I'm talking worst ever. The returns for Bowmeester and Iginla would have looked a lot better had the Flames not missed on the draft picks and the issue and the Iginla trade was handicapped by the player only wanting to go to one destination. Again we are talking worst ever here. One 1st round pick (currently a lottery pick) and two 2nd round picks for a serviceable defenseman is not a prudent use of assets IMO. Hamonic was available for a long time because it's obvious teams were balking at that price especially after Hamonic struggled last season. I understand the trade but when you sign off on that you better ensure your team is a contender and that's what makes this trade look bad at present time. Now they still have two years left on Hamonic's deal where they could achieve something but to date this trade is not looking great and if the team doesn't do anything remarkable over the three seasons there's no doubt it will be discussed as the worst in the history of the franchise.