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Originally Posted by ComixZone
(...how the hell we didn't outbid St. Louis for ROR is beyond me. Probably because of the fatal misreading of the team's centre depth and the fact that we had too much cap tied up in a bloated defence group)
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When teams make such bad trades, it might just be that their scouting/valuations are so far off that it doesn't matter what you bid.
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Yeah, I don't think it's possible to push Monahan out of the #1 slot realistically. So you either need to add a really good 2C with upside (Cirelli) and fill other holes, or seriously consider tearing this thing down, because there is nothing in the pipe line that is going to become a #1C for the Flames in the next season or two...
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This exactly where I've been on this team since the COL series. Our chips were all-in on at least one of Bennett/Janko to at least reach Backlund level, and it didn't pan out. We've got some nice pieces everywhere else...it's time to cash some in and get some new bullets in the Centre chamber (Frost, Cozens, Cirelli, etc.). Gaudreau and Hanifin offer the best balance of expendability and return value.
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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
According to their depth chart, he's outside the top 4 (Gavrikov(?) is ahead of him apparently); however, I don't watch Columbus unless they're playing us, so obviously I don't have first hand knowledge.
Whatever though, I'm not looking to get into a discussion about Ryan Murray. Hanifin just reminds me of him, as outlined above.
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Murray was 21:26 last year (3rd on team) and 19:57 this year (4th on team). He's always been plagued with injuries. But in terms of being just kind of unremarkable, and a periphery core player, I agree he's similar to Hanifin.