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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
So why not trade away your 2nd rounder every season for an NHL roster player?
You'd thinks fans of the Flames, of all teams, would be painfully aware of the long-term cost of trading away 2nd round picks year after year. You end up with the anemic prospect base this team has endured for most of the last 20 years, and the need to pay or trade for expensive veterans to fill in the depth roster spots. It's a vicious circle that chronically afflicts impatient franchises.
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Taking arguments to the extreme to make a point is so lame.
No one is suggesting that it's a great idea to trade your 2nd round pick for a serviceable player every single year.
But it's perfectly reasonable to do it once in a while.
On a one-off, the odds favour taking a serviceable player. But over time, with multiple seasons, you need to have the upside of hitting on a great 2nd rounder every once in a while.
Taking either argument to the extreme (we should make the trade every year, or we should never make the trade) is equally ridiculous.