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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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I know the optics wouldn't be great, but the cost is sunk. The best thing that could happen if the Flames miss the playoffs is the Islanders winning the draft lottery with the pick. That keeps the good players out East and potentially moves the Oilers and Canucks down the draft ladder.