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Flamenspiel · 08-22-2020, 10:52 PM

Well, you can’t look at Gaudreau in isolation. The fact is that the Flames are short of talent in comparison to the other teams. Vancouver, Dallas, and Colorado seemed to have developed a whole layer of stars after their initial group. Vancouver had Boeser and Horvat and added to that. They did not trade Boeser and Horvat while Pettersson and the others showed up. Same thing with Dallas, they added more talent after Seguin and Benn. A successful franchise does not get rid of players, they identify a need and go after it.

If a better player can be brought in with core assets then you do it, but I don’ want to see more of the Stajan, White, and Jamaal Mayers type trades. You also have to be patient, Ottawa and Colorado waited a very long time before trading Duchene and Karleson respectively.

08-22-2020, 10:52 PM	#107
Flamenspiel Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Mar 2011 Exp:	Well, you can’t look at Gaudreau in isolation. The fact is that the Flames are short of talent in comparison to the other teams. Vancouver, Dallas, and Colorado seemed to have developed a whole layer of stars after their initial group. Vancouver had Boeser and Horvat and added to that. They did not trade Boeser and Horvat while Pettersson and the others showed up. Same thing with Dallas, they added more talent after Seguin and Benn. A successful franchise does not get rid of players, they identify a need and go after it. If a better player can be brought in with core assets then you do it, but I don’ want to see more of the Stajan, White, and Jamaal Mayers type trades. You also have to be patient, Ottawa and Colorado waited a very long time before trading Duchene and Karleson respectively. Last edited by Flamenspiel; 08-22-2020 at 10:56 PM.