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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Exactly, a team like the Flames should not be trading picks unless they truly believe they are knocking on the door. They traded a first, three seconds and two thirds (and a few other assets) for Hamonic, Stone, Smith and Lazar. Hamonic is the only one who has made a major contribution to the team. I hope they are developing more confidence in their amateur drafting, no need to fill gaps with picks for the next couple years given the depth the team has.
The Flames will never be a destination for UFA’s either, easily in the bottom third of the league in terms of a destination for a valued ufa. Which leaves them scraping the bottom of the barrel most of the time on July 1st.
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Right. That’s why we have to overpay to attract UFA. Listen, I am a fan of BT, so take with a grain of salt, but he has done a good job overall... I did think that Brouwer and Neal were both good signings at the time.
Both were fails, but when you have to overpay to attract UFA, sometimes it happens.