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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Do you really think this group misses the playoffs if they add Taylor Hall and subtract Bennett/Kylington/Valimaki/cap dump?
Tre has to realize he screwed up not trading Valimaki for Stone when he had the chance. I don't care how good you project Valimaki to be, you trade him for a modern day Marian Hossa.
This is the year to go all in - you don't know when Gio will begin his decline, you don't know if you'll be able to retain Gaudreau (or want to), you don't know who you're going to lose in expansion.
They have a goalie. They have a very good defense, top to bottom. If they can't get a Ryan Kesler #2C, the next best thing is a former MVP with the explosiveness to back off the opposing D a bit.
Now is the time.
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But you are making a huge assumption that Stone and Hall will sign an extension. The Flames may very well feel like Valimaki is the best bet we've got to replace an aging Gio a few years down the road..........something this team will need to do.
Everything I've heard re: Stone was he wanted to play in Vegas........so giving up Valimaki and not getting the extension would have been tough. Everything we hear about Hall is he's going to UFA. Giving up Valimaki should be in consideration, but you'd have to have the extension in place IMO to do it, or it's poor asset management. Valimaki is worth more IMO than a rental.