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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
The Gio situation is pretty similar to the Iggy situation. Now is the time to shop Gio. He still has some value and could be a good addition to many teams which results in a healthy return for the Flames. If he starts next season with Calgary his trade value will be significantly diminished.
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Disagree.
With Iginla, the team had missed the playoffs for several years in a row. The only decent young players in the system were Nemisz, Reinhart, Ferland, Backluncd, Brodie, Bouma, Baertschi. Those were literally the only players with any sort of value who were under 28.
There, a rebuild was obviously needed. Here, all that is needed is good asset management. Am I in favor of trading Brodie and Hamonic? Yes.
But Gio is a step too far.
Trading away all older assets, leaving no leadership whatsover, is Oileresque.