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Regorium · 03-04-2018, 11:19 AM

Coaching and GM.

There was absolutely no reason to believe at the start of this year that this team could compete for a cup, and no reason to trade all of our picks for a mediocre (albeit consistent and servicable) defenceman in Hamonic. It sucks that Bennett is a bust ompared to expectations and the Flames' needs, but as a GM, it's up to you to remedy the situation by holding on to our picks and keep swinging for the fences until we hit.

1st and 2 2nd's for Hamilton? An absolute stud that you hope to develop into a true #1? Great (although I still didn't really agree with it...Barzal + the 2 2nd's in the strong 2015 draft would've been amazing, but I can kinda understand Hamilton).

A 1st and 2 2nd's for a solidly #4 defencemen that can fill in at #3 if in dire need, when you have Andersson, Fox, Kylington, Valimaki coming down the pipeline? Just poor asset management.

03-04-2018, 11:19 AM	#67
Regorium First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	Coaching and GM. There was absolutely no reason to believe at the start of this year that this team could compete for a cup, and no reason to trade all of our picks for a mediocre (albeit consistent and servicable) defenceman in Hamonic. It sucks that Bennett is a bust ompared to expectations and the Flames' needs, but as a GM, it's up to you to remedy the situation by holding on to our picks and keep swinging for the fences until we hit. 1st and 2 2nd's for Hamilton? An absolute stud that you hope to develop into a true #1? Great (although I still didn't really agree with it...Barzal + the 2 2nd's in the strong 2015 draft would've been amazing, but I can kinda understand Hamilton). A 1st and 2 2nd's for a solidly #4 defencemen that can fill in at #3 if in dire need, when you have Andersson, Fox, Kylington, Valimaki coming down the pipeline? Just poor asset management. Last edited by Regorium; 03-04-2018 at 11:21 AM.