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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
The Flames are proving to be an elite team they only need a small tweak at deadline. A big third-fourth line hard checking skater.
Not a once was player that we seem to add every season a hard checking winger who still plays hard physical game and has wheels.
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If I was Treviling I'd seriously consider making a big push for deadline acquisitions. A Duchene or a Stone, or both. Or a real solid top four D-man.
As it stands, Tampa looks like the team to beat, and I think the Flames need to get a little deeper in order to get past them.
You could call it mortgaging the future, but the future is now. This year and the next 3 are the best time for the Flames to go for it all IMO. Gaudreau's next contract will be a monster, and while Giordano is having an amazing season, the clock is ticking on him.
Looking at teams like the Kings and Hawks, Hawks were really only contenders for about 8 years. Kings shorter. Hawks had some back diving cap cheating contracts too.
If you want to be a team that is taking home Stanley Cups you might have to
just make the big move and push everything into your window. Teams like Nashville and San Jose stay good for ever with a long term view, but they haven't won anything either.
First round picks are unlikely to be big contributors over the next three years, so it might be worth it to go for it.