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mrdonkey · 02-26-2018, 04:02 PM

Overall I'm happy to see the Flames didn't misconstrue their situation. They are a borderline playoff team, so it doesn't make sense to go for a big splash unless you can land a core piece. Hoffman was the only one potentially available who made sense. Very reminiscent of the deadline where our "big moves" were Brett Carson and Freddy Modin.

That said, it's a bit disappointing that this is the situation we find ourselves in after going all-in during the offseason. Hopefully fixing the RW mess is a priority this summer.

Edit: regarding Stajan, he'll get enough games to reach 1000 just as a way of saying thanks, and probably no more than that. Matt Stajan is a nice guy but absolutely not a player who gets guaranteed icetime on a team with playoff aspirations.

02-26-2018, 04:02 PM	#181
mrdonkey Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Exp:	Overall I'm happy to see the Flames didn't misconstrue their situation. They are a borderline playoff team, so it doesn't make sense to go for a big splash unless you can land a core piece. Hoffman was the only one potentially available who made sense. Very reminiscent of the deadline where our "big moves" were Brett Carson and Freddy Modin. That said, it's a bit disappointing that this is the situation we find ourselves in after going all-in during the offseason. Hopefully fixing the RW mess is a priority this summer. Edit: regarding Stajan, he'll get enough games to reach 1000 just as a way of saying thanks, and probably no more than that. Matt Stajan is a nice guy but absolutely not a player who gets guaranteed icetime on a team with playoff aspirations. Last edited by mrdonkey; 02-26-2018 at 04:05 PM.