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AC · 02-23-2019, 05:16 PM

I'm on board if we can add Stone to the core. He's an ideal addition, but of course the cost is scary.

Not interested in paying a lot for a pure rental, but there's always the consideration that the Flames could simply wait and try and sign him as a UFA. Of course the idea is to give the team the best odds heading into the playoffs while in a position we haven't been in since 2006, and who knows when/if we get back to. There's definitely some merit to going for it now...

Hard to weigh the cost/reward of 4 assets for Stone, vs the smaller cost for a Hayes, or Zuccarello, or Simmonds, etc.

02-23-2019, 05:16 PM	#17
AC Resident Videologist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	I'm on board if we can add Stone to the core. He's an ideal addition, but of course the cost is scary. Not interested in paying a lot for a pure rental, but there's always the consideration that the Flames could simply wait and try and sign him as a UFA. Of course the idea is to give the team the best odds heading into the playoffs while in a position we haven't been in since 2006, and who knows when/if we get back to. There's definitely some merit to going for it now... Hard to weigh the cost/reward of 4 assets for Stone, vs the smaller cost for a Hayes, or Zuccarello, or Simmonds, etc.