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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Compromising this season to recuperate a few picks is an even bigger waste of assets. Injuries in the NHL are not an if but a when. The Flames have been lucky so far this year. If you trade a d-man and someone gets hurt Davidson will have to play every night and your 7 D man will be Yelleshin, who has never played an NHL game in his life.
This would change is Valimaki comes back sooner rather then later. But I am skeptical that he will play a game for the Flames this year.
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I disagree. I would rather the team spend a 4-6th rounder on an upgrade on Davidson rather than lose 2 top 4 D for nothing this summer especially when our GM paid a 1st and 2 2nds for one of those players (who has never been as good as his reputation)
This team is not winning a round because of Hamonic in my opinion. Valimaki is ahead of schedule so I think we see him in early March with a month to get ready for the playoffs. Because of his reputation I think teams will cover Hamonic and he can get a decent return that will help the Flames in the future. So far there is no reason for me to think this team is close enough to put their chips in for this season.