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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The problem with the Hamonic deal for me isn't the cost. In isolation, it's alright. The problem is that Treliving took a major asset in that first rounder, and spent it on a position that was already a relative strength: Defence. And he did this, despite knowing that he had a major hole on right wing. A major hole that we still have today.
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Present day defence wasn't a strength. The Flames had Stone/Brodie as a second pairing, were losing Engelland, and Kulak was not a regular. None of the kids were ready to step up yet, including Andersson and they are probably all a couple years away from being any kind of impact players.