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Originally Posted by kyuss275
I really feel the flames wasted a great opportunity to add first line talent. Yes flames made the correct move on getting a #1 goalie first. That said they should have been prepared to take a run at both. They should have been offering Hall a long term contract. There were a bunch of teams against the cap this year that couldn’t go long term. Next year there are going to be way more teams in the mix, with extra cap space, if he leaves the Sabres. Flames should have traded Ryan before the draft . If they had to add a late round sweetener to do it then so be it ( personally I think they could have gotten a late round pick for him) . I like Tanev but 4 years is to long for him. Priority #2 should have been Hall . They could have dealt with the RHD at a later date. It’s not everyday you get a 1st line player who would actually consider signing in Calgary.
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Well, there’s a decent chance there’ll get another shot at him next year, unless Hall signs an extension with Buffalo (or is traded to another team that can sign him to an extension). Frankly I am much happier with adding Markstrom than I am adding Hall, and I just don’t think we could have added Hall without moving out Gaudreau, and you can see the trade market is extremely weak if you are trading players for futures this year. If you were hoping to keep all of Hall/Gaudreau/Tkachuk then you probably are stuck with some pretty big holes in your lineup - the only position that it seems to work stacking all your talent into and sacrificing other positions is centre, putting all your money into left wing doesn’t seem like a good move.
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