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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Nashville may ask for it, but that doesn't make it a good trade for the Flames.
And what fans on another board think about their players is irrelevant.
Valimaki cracked the lineup on a team with deep defense as a 20 year old with no AHL experience. And he looks better with each game. He is going to move his way up the lineup very quickly. Defensemen like that can have 15 year careers.
Meanwhile, goalies are witches. I know that Saros is currently the sexy young goaltender on fan boards, but that can change pretty quickly.
It would be a very risky, and almost certainly very bad, trade for the Flames. But keep pumping the 'most fans are homers' shtick. It adds credibility.
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The point was made in direct response to getting Saros out of Nashville. If you're not moving Valimaki or an equivalent, you're not getting him. Heck, you probably aren't even if you do. No, they aren't going to trade for a combination of Stone and Frolik with the all mystical 2nd round pick thrown in.
If you don't want Saros because you don't like goalies, cool. I can agree with that, but again his value is at least equal to Valimaki's.