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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
How home fans try to rationalize a lost hockey trade:
1. Guys we traded are suddenly mysteriously worse than they were yesterday (see "Hamilton is terrible at defense")
2. Guys we traded suddenly have other problems plaguing them that don't relate to their hockey ability (see "Hamilton didn't fit in" or "We wouldn't have been able to sign Fox")
3. Trying to justify it based on contract status - which is hilarious in this case since Hamilton's on a great cost-controlled deal for 3 more years while Lindholm and Hanifin don't have contracts at all.
4. "You don't know how this will turn out yet so how can you say it's bad"
The immediate reaction was the right one. \.
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What an awful take.
For a guy who tries to be so pragmatic you seem to be arguing that gut reaction is an accurate one.
I would debate you on every point, but the Flames have come out and since admitted Fox was unlikely to be signed. Are you just ignoring that part?
Again, you are acquiring two younger core players for one young core player, a pending UFA that I wouldn't re-sign, and a guy who apparently was going to walk in 2 years.