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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I'm not a big fan of the team's current construction - but I'm also not opposed to giving the group one more chance. A few weeks ago the idea of standing pat seemed like the worst outcome - but now - maybe it is the way to go.
You simply can't deal Brodie - you would be giving up the season. And while there is a rationale argument to be made that they should do that - that's a tough sell to owners, fans, and the other players in the room.
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Philosophically sure, you can't deal brodie because you'd be giving up the season.
But, in some ways, that's already happened.
You have 2 pending UFA defenders. IMO, in a season where you're definitely not a strong team and may miss the playoffs, you're justified in dealing one of them. It will be bad if the Flames miss and neither guy has been dealt.
So, the options were to deal Hamonic or deal Brodie and circumstances have dictated that Brodie is the one to be dealt because Hamonic is injured. We know there has been intent to move Brodie for at least 7-8 months at this point, going back to the summer, so it would be a pretty bad situation to then have to lose him for nothing because you couldn't make a deal work at any point in the preceding year. It's not as though this has cropped up out of nowhere, the plan dating back to June has been to move Brodie for a top 6 forward. So to have a short term injury dictate a change in that plan would seem to me to be exceptionally bad management, both in not consumating a deal between now and the kadri deal, or because of a short term injury to an entirely different roster player.
The Flames could have dealt either one of them prior to two weeks ago, but they didn't and now the decision has largely been made for them.
To NOT deal Brodie because the other defenseman you could've/should've traded is now injured would be an absolutely terrible management decision.
They've made their bed, now it's time to lay in it. Get something for Brodie before you lose him to Free Agency.