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Originally Posted by jayswin
I think that's literally the first time a Flames fan or anyone in the hockey world has described the Hamilton trade as "somewhat salvageable" for Calgary.  |
I said from an asset-management perspective.
That first round pick and those 2nd rounders are more shots in the barrel to really hit a home run.
You win the cup with home runs. You are a 7th to 11th place bubble team if all you do is get market value for trades/contracts and spend to the cap. The Flames have been happy with a 7th to 11th place bubble team for far too long, and the Hamilton trade is exactly that.
In my opinion, we won from a value perspective at the time of the trade, but completely lost from an asset management perspective. One for two isn't terrible, but that's why I characterize it as "salvageable".