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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Do it Brad. We can’t run into the playoffs with Mangiapane as our #12.
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Ugh, that would be an enormous mistake. Ferland will easily cost a first and more, and to get him just to bump Mangiapane out of the lineup? An acquisition like Ferland needs to have a definable role past being a Mangiapane replacement. As it stands, the top line and the 3M line are fantastic at everything.
The Flames need an infusion of grit into their bottom-six. Getting Ferland will not help! Outside of one playoff series, he seldom worked here in a bottom-six role. Especially given the optics of re-acquiring him, Don Waddell will not allow the Flames any breaks in negotiating a Ferland trade. The Flames would be much better off going for a less sentimental acquisition who has a lower profile.