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Erick Estrada · 11-22-2019, 06:37 AM

I consider the Hamonic trade really bad. A 1st round pick and two 2nds for one good year from a 2nd pairing defenseman. That's the return I would expect for a 1B defenseman not a 2B. The mistakes are adding up and he's made a mess of the salary cap and cost ownership a lot of money in buyouts with the Lucic buyout in the near forecast. He even helped the Oilers out which is a major sin IMO from a Flames GM.

We all get that he's a tireless worker which is great and all but at times it feels like he's throwing darts at the board with his signings and trades and I think he's more of an overachiever than an astute GM. He also has no feel for what's a good head coach. I'm very worried about what he could do to try and salvage this season as I don't know if he's a man with the patience to do the right thing which is to see this season through to the end being sellers at the deadline. It doesn't have to be a full rebuild but it's clear the roster needs to be retooled and requires an infusion of younger cost controlled talent and the only way to do that is to accumulate draft picks and prospects.

11-22-2019, 06:37 AM	#40
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I consider the Hamonic trade really bad. A 1st round pick and two 2nds for one good year from a 2nd pairing defenseman. That's the return I would expect for a 1B defenseman not a 2B. The mistakes are adding up and he's made a mess of the salary cap and cost ownership a lot of money in buyouts with the Lucic buyout in the near forecast. He even helped the Oilers out which is a major sin IMO from a Flames GM. We all get that he's a tireless worker which is great and all but at times it feels like he's throwing darts at the board with his signings and trades and I think he's more of an overachiever than an astute GM. He also has no feel for what's a good head coach. I'm very worried about what he could do to try and salvage this season as I don't know if he's a man with the patience to do the right thing which is to see this season through to the end being sellers at the deadline. It doesn't have to be a full rebuild but it's clear the roster needs to be retooled and requires an infusion of younger cost controlled talent and the only way to do that is to accumulate draft picks and prospects.