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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Why would we move our most consistent defender who is the backbone of this team?
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Because I don't think this team is very good. If you're happy to keep fighting for that 8th spot and, if you get it, be rewarded with a quick four loss sweep, I guess keep the status quo.
If you think that Gulutzan was entirely to blame (like Hartley was...), I guess you could wait and see. But if that's another year wasted of Monahan, Hamilton and Gaudreau's prime (and with their solid contracts), another year of aging for Giordano and maybe most importantly the burning of the last year of Tkachuk's ELC, the team's window starts to fade quickly. Something needs to be done to change things up, I think that much is obvious.
If you can fill the holes someway else, of course do that. But it's easier said than done. Otherwise the Flames already would have had a top RW instead of two third liners in the top 6.