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Originally Posted by Joborule
So, so, so stupid. Hamonic, no matter how good he may amount to be, is never gonna be worth a 1st rounder when you are only a playoff bubble team.
Treliving incredibly misjudged the potential in his coach and roster. You don't trade a 1st unless you're a division contender pushing to be a cup contender, or already a cup contender. Just so dumb that he set the franchise back for this upcoming draft. Gonna be a tough pill to swallow if Isles get a top 3 pick from it.
He better have learned his lesson, and does work this off season to makeup for it and realign the ship forward. Hope his scouts have great savvy also to find some gems with the later draft picks they do have.
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Hamonic was signed for 3 years at a 3.75 million dollar cap hit. That gave the Flames a solid top 4 dman during their window to win. That mid round first likely isn't even playing over those 3 years or likely isn't making a huge difference. There's a chance he never amounts to anything. You are far more likely to have Hamonic making an impact on the club than whoever that pick is. This idea that they have to be a cup contender makes no sense. He had 3 years on his deal and could grow with the team. You really think this mid first we are missing out on was gonna be the savior to turn this team around? I fully agree it sucks not having a first this year but in the big scheme of things it's likely not changing all that much. If we got a player as good as Hamonic with that pick we would be thrilled.