Yeah. I'm referring to the deadline as a whole, not to any Bennett move. In this context, sunken cost fallacy says to me that we shouldn't buy just to make the playoffs just because we traded a non-lottery-protected 1st round pick for Hamonic.
I'm just advocating a minor sale approach to the deadline because I believe the best way to build a team is by drafting lots of skill and speed and patiently allowing for development.
The Jets have long been a very impressive drafter and I've looked on with jealousy. Here is the list of draft picks I am very impressed with:
Schieffele (7th)
Trouba (9th)
Helleybuyck (130th)
Lowry (67th)
Morrissey (13th)
Petan (43rd)
Comrie (59th)
Lipon (91st)
Copp (104th)
Ehlers (9th)
De Leo (99th)
Connor (17th)
Roslovic (25th)
Harkins (47th)
Laine (2nd).
To me, that list is much more impressive than the Flames' list of impressive draftees. I think its because they make good use of their picks, but also because they have an overall patient draft and develop strategy, which means picking lots.
It's certainly true that Ehlers has not been a bust and they've acquired good players by trade.
Also, I'm not saying the Flames haven't also done some good drafting recently.
I'm just saying that, at this deadline, they should take a strategy, which emphasizes a patient draft and develop approach.
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