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Originally Posted by transplant99
why are so many people wanting to mortgage a big chunk of the future and the current team chemistry for Stone?
He is a goal scorer/point getter....not exactly a need for this team. I mean they are 2nd in the entire league in that respect.
Why would it not be a better to firm up areas of weakness using much lesser assets to do so?
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Because guys like Stone are not always available. You are forgetting that he is also tremendous defensively.
Goal scorer, point getter, defensive specialist, 26 years old, big... He is definitely worth giving up the future for imo and someone who can be a tremendous addition for this team not just for this year but moving forward.
Also, you can make another trade in the off-season and re-coup some of the picks with the extra strength the Flames have on defense.