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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So you are saying Treliving probably shouldn't have mortgaged the future for a number 4 defenseman?
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I remember asking Treliving about his 3 needs at the STH event prior to the draft last summer. You could tell goaltending and most importantly a Dman were at the top of his list. He seemed to dismiss the top line winger need as not as important.
Follow up a couple weeks later the Flames held another event and we had Smith and Hamonic. Treliving described Hamonic as the target he had going into the draft weekend.
We did just watch Nashville go to the finals on the backs of an elite d Corp.
Personally I think the Flames had raised expectations for Bennett and hoped others like Brouwer would be better. Bad gamble on his part and giving up 3 future picks to make the deal absolutely stings as we are left with very few trade chips