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Originally Posted by Textcritic
What does this even mean?
I really don't care about how you value players and assets as much as I do about your misplaced sense of urgency. This year is already a resounding success regardless of what happens in the playoffs. I am MUCH more interested in long-term growth into a perennial contender than I am in blowing high-end prospects for a single shot now.
Besides all that, adding goalies in late February is historically something that tends not to work out very well.
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I agree, long-term growth and development should be the team's top priority.
It's the best way to manage the cap.
If the Flames never trade away assets for a rental, that'll be okay. I'd rather have a lot of pretty good chances at the cup, rather than one extremely good chance at the cup. See Washington, Pittsburgh, and Boston for proof.
On a different note, I think Foo has less value than what most people think. Quine and Gravoac are only a year older, yet are each almost doubling Foo in points. Rychel, Lazar, Dube, Phillips, and Gawdin are all younger than Foo, yet have more points than him. I get that Foo might be a late bloomer, but that his offensive production isn't giving him any value.