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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I agree with yo that they should only make any trade if the price is right, and this might not be the best year to trade picks. Still, why so negative? They've beaten to Oilers twice. The Flames have gone 7-3-0 in their last ten. They are tied for top spot in the Pacific, and they are top ten in the NHL right now. The team is trending to make the playoffs in back to back years for the first time since 2009. Lots to be happy about, even if the Flames had struggled to score, or win a playoff series haha.
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I’m a believer that good organizations build from within, compile assets, and then move those assets in significant trades for players in their prime (Stone, O’Reilly, Kane as examples). Trades that can push an already good team right into contention.
Bad organizations run themselves dry trading those same assets for low-ceiling players like Hamonic, Toffoli, and Lazar. They have to do this to fill out their depth because they don’t keep their own picks. They’re constantly running on borrowed money, and then they wonder why they never take the next step into contender status.